Nesting. Brood Range. And Reproductive Success Of An Insular Turkey Population
A study of nesting and brood rearing in a coastal island wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) population was conducted in Georgia from 1975 through 1977. Thirty-nine hens were instrumented during the 3 years. Pre-nesting movements and nesting ranges were determined for 9 hens in 1977. Average maximum straight-line movement for the 9 was 4.60 km; movements from release sites to nests averaged 2.38 km. Twenty-seven of the hens were known to nest. Twentv-two nests were located by telemetry fixes on incubating hens and I nest was found incidentally. Fourteen hens selected similar nest sites in...
