Population Ecology for Dummies | Ep 110

Dr. Colter Chitwood is back on to break down the unique population dynamics of the wild turkey. Join as we explore which vital rates are significant to turkey population trajectories, impacts of boom bust cycles on reproductive success, the interplay between reproductive parameters and hen survival, why high reproduction rates may not compensate for low hen survival, what this all means for wild turkey management.

Resources:

Bieber, C., & Ruf, T. (2005). Population dynamics in wild boar Sus scrofa: ecology, elasticity of growth rate and implications for the management of pulsed resource consumers. https://pdfhost.io/v/RgDeb3r6M_Blackw...

Keller, B. J., et al. (2015). A review of vital rates and cause‐specific mortality of elk Cervus elaphus populations in eastern North America. https://pdfhost.io/v/GwUDKbv4M_A_revi...

Londe, David W., et al. "Review of range‐wide vital rates quantifies eastern wild Turkey population trajectory." https://pdfhost.io/v/R0bCeqGKP_Londe_...

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