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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

An Online Wild Turkey Population Dynamics Model

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2002
Authors:Brooks, EN, Alpizar-Jara, R, Pollock, KH, Steffen, DE, Pack, JC, Norman, GW
Journal:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Volume:30
Issue:1
Date Published:2002
ISBN Number:00917648
Keywords:Columba, Columba palumbus, Columbidae, Meleagris, Meleagris gallopavo, Phasianidae
Abstract:Distributing and supporting wildlife modeling software is difficult and expensive, and can be burdensome to the user who tries to install and run it. We developed a population dynamics model for the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris galapavo) that requires only access to the Internet. Users can select either a deterministic or a stochastic version of the model. Model output provides projections of population size and harvest at the start of spring and fall, and information about population growth rate and age/sex structure. This should enable managers to address questions related to setting seasonal harvest levels, and also to compare various strategies to rehabilitate declining populations.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/3784633
Short Title:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith