11: OBSERVATIONS ON MOVEMENT, BEHAVIOR, AND DEVELOPMENT OF TURKEY BROODS*

ABSTRACT Twelve broods of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo osceola) were studied in southern Florida with radio‐tracking techniques. Hens used an ecotone between grassy pasturelike areas and denser scrub for nesting. After the broods hatched, they went directly into cypress (Taxodium distichum) woo...

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Main Authors: Lovett E. Williams Jr., David H. Austin, Tommie E. Peoples, Robert W. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1973-01-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1973.tb00042.x
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