FOOD HABITS OF WILD TURKEY POULTS IN MISSISSIPPI

Abstract Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) poults, age 3‐38 days, fed on a variety of habitats, but mostly along the edges of hayfields, pastures, or roadsides and in various forest types. The ratio of animal to plant food was 79:21 for poults in the 3‐to‐7‐day age class, 54:46 in...

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Main Authors: George A. Hurst, Bryan D. Stringer Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1975-01-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1975.tb00093.x
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