عنوان

Nesting and brood rearing habitat of eastern wild turkeys in east Texas

Number

TLpq193932743

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Nesting and brood rearing habitat of eastern wild turkeys in east Texas

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

B. G. Eichler

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

R. M. Whiting

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Stephen F. Austin State University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1999

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

48-48 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.S.

Body granting the degree

Stephen F. Austin State University

Text preceding or following the note

1999

Text of Note

Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo sylvestris) captured in Iowa and Georgia were relocated to east Texas, radio-marked, and released during the late winters of 1994 and 1995. During the 1995 and 1996 nesting seasons, hens were monitored to determine nesting and brood habitat characteristics. Of 24 nests located during the study, 6 were successful. Hens selected mature pine-hardwood stands and openings in which to nest usd(P<0.050).usd Differences existed in screening cover in the 0.0- to 0.30-m, 0.31- to 0.60-m, and 1.21- to 1.70-m strata and in relative ground cover densities for living and dead grasses usd(P<0.050)usd when comparing all nests to random locations. Habitat data were collected for only 2 broods. Brood locations were closer to edges usd(P=0.001)usd and had higher densities of living grasses usd(P=0.017)usd in openings and had higher densities of living grasses usd(P=0.027)usd in forested stands than did random locations.

Biological sciences

Ecology

Forestry

Forestry

MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO

Zoology

B. G. Eichler

R. M. Whiting

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[Thesis]

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