3: RESTORATION OF THE EASTERN WILD TURKEY IN MISSOURI
ABSTRACT Missouri's pre‐Columbian wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) population is estimated to have been 250,000 to 400,000 birds. Settlement in the late 1800's reduced virgin forests by 50 percent and eliminated the turkey from more than 83 percent of its original range. Early...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1973-01-01
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| Series: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.1973.tb00033.x |
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