FACTORS SUPPRESSING A WILD TURKEY POPULATION IN SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

FACTORS SUPPRESSING A WILD TURKEY POPULATION IN SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

Abstract: Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) population indices in a portion of south‐central Pennsylvania (PA) indicated a decreasing population trend since the late 1980s. In 1995, the fall turkey‐hunting season was reduced from 2 weeks to 1 week to attempt to reduce hunting mort...

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Main Authors: Mary Jo Casalena, Mark A. Lowles, Duane R. Diefenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
harvest
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
mortality
Pennsylvania
population dynamics
population model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00299.x
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