INSECT AVAILABILITY AND USE BY TURKEYS IN FOREST CLEARINGS
Abstract Insect availability in forest wildlife clearings and under the forest canopy was evaluated in southwest Virginia from May to October 1971. Three age‐groups of 120 domestic turkey poults were allowed to feed in four forest wildlife clearings and four matching plots under a nearby forest cano...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1975-01-01
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| Series: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1975.tb00092.x |
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| Summary: | Abstract Insect availability in forest wildlife clearings and under the forest canopy was evaluated in southwest Virginia from May to October 1971. Three age‐groups of 120 domestic turkey poults were allowed to feed in four forest wildlife clearings and four matching plots under a nearby forest canopy. Crop and gizzard contents revealed no significant difference in the amount of insects eaten by the poults in clearings and forest plots, but showed that more vegetation was eaten in clearings by the oldest poults. Protein and calories were higher in insects than in the other food items examined. There were 25 times more insects present in the clearings than beneath the forest canopy. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-5540 |