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Article: Home-range size and habitat selection of female wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Arkansas
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- The American Midland Naturalist
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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ABSTRACT.-Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in the Ouachita Highland Province of westcentral Arkansas have some of the largest reported home ranges for this subspecies. Previous research on wild turkeys has generally attributed large home-range size to forage abundance or quality. However, limitations in reproduction by wild turkeys in the Ouachitas may influence home-range size and habitat selection. To discern factors governing home-range size, I examined habitat use by 54 female wild turkeys from 1993 to 1996. Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and mixed pine-hardwood sawtimber were selected over other overstory cover types, whereas blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), red maple ...
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