WINTER SURVIVAL OF WILD TURKEYS IN THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS

Abstract The survival and behavior of an isolated population of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) was investigated in the southern Adirondack Mountains, 1966‐73. Five winters had mild or average weather conditions and the turkey survival averaged 75 percent. Two winters were severe and t...

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Main Authors: David E. Austin, Lee W. DeGraff
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.tb00090.x
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