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Life History And Habitat Utilization Of Merriam's Turkey In Southwestern Utah, Fred C. Bryant
Life History And Habitat Utilization Of Merriam's Turkey In Southwestern Utah, Fred C. Bryant
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A study of the Merriam's wild turkey was conducted March 1972 to August 1973 in southwestern Utah to determine the life history and habitat utilization. Using transects, bio-telemetry, and observational techniques, information on flocking, hen:poult and sex ratios, and approximate dates for spring dispersal, nesting, and hatching was obtained. Turkey observations in relation to habitat variables were used to determine habitat utilization.
Except during the spring mating season, male flocks remained apart from other turkeys. Hen flocks in fall and winter consisted of adult hens and juveniles of both sexes. Males dispersed from winter flocks in March, and those that …