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  title info:
    title: Differential survival and reproduction of mid-western and southeastern eastern wild turkey broodstocks reintroduced into the Post Oak Savannah of Texas
  name:
    name part: Thorne, John Karl
    name part: 1971-
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 1999
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    form: remote
    extent: xi, 33 leaves : illustrations and maps ; 28 cm.
  abstract: Objectives of this study were to evaluate differences in survival and reproduction between mid-western and southeastern eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) broomsticks used in restoration efforts in the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. To achieve these objectives, eastern wild turkeys from the mid-west (Iowa n = 39) and southeast (Texas n = 18, South Carolina n = 11) were live trapped, radio-tagged, and released on 2 separate study areas in the Post Oak Savannah. Birds were monitored using radio-telemetry and survival and reproduction were evaluated. No statistical (P > 0.05) difference was found in total first-year survival between mid-western (50%, n = 28) and southeastern (50%, n = 22) hens. Total first-year survival for mid-western and southeastern gobblers was 67% (n = 9) and 80% (n = 5), respectively. Combined second-year survival for mid-western hens was 66% (n = 12) and 100% (n = 9) for southeastern hens. When broomstick and sex were combined (mid-western and southeastern hens and gobblers), second-year survival was higher (P < 0.006) than first-year survival. Third-year survival for 1996 initial mid-western hens was 66% (n = 6) and 0% (n = 2) for southeastern hens. Third-year survival of 1996 initial mid-western and southeastern gobblers was 100% (n = 2) and 75% (n = 4), respectively. No comparisons were made with third-year survival since it was an incomplete year. Mammalian predation was responsible for 43.5% (n = 10) and 40.0% (n = 6) of all mortality on mid-western and southeastern birds, respectively. There was no statistical (P > 0.05) difference in total first-year nesting rate between broomsticks. When broomsticks were combined, total second-year nesting rate (100%, n = 9) was significantly (P < 0.001) higher than combined total fast-year nesting rate (61%, n = 38). Since 1996, only 1 mid-western hen and 2 southeastern hells hatched clutches. No poult survival beyond 2-weeks post-hatch was documented. I suggest factors other than broomst…
  note: by John Karl Thorne.
  note: "Major subject: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences".
  note: Vita.
  note: Also available online.
  note: Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
  note: M.S. Texas A&M University 1999.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 27-32).
  subject:
    topic: Major wildlife and fisheries sciences
  identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1999-THESIS-T464
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      url: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1999-THESIS-T464
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 000405
    record change date: 20220103114500.0
    record identifier: in00001526677