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Ulrey EE, Wightman PH, Bakner NW, Buckley BR, Fyffe N, Oleson B, Smallwood A, Heffelfinger JR, Chamberlain MJ, Collier BA. Habitat selection of Gould's wild turkeys in southeastern Arizona. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18639. [PMID: 37903898 PMCID: PMC10616159 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45684-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
Abstract
In semi-arid environments, resources necessary for survival may be unevenly distributed across the landscape. Gould's wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo mexicana) are spatially restricted to mountainous semi-arid areas of southwestern United States and Mexico, and information on their distribution and habitat use is limited. We described how landcover type and topographical features influenced space use and habitat selection by Gould's wild turkeys in southeastern Arizona. We used GPS data from 51 Gould's wild turkeys to describe resource selection during 2016-2017 in southeastern Arizona, USA. We estimated home ranges and calculated resource selection functions using distance from landcover types, slope, aspect, and elevation at used locations and random locations within individual home ranges. Gould's wild turkeys selected areas closer to pine forest and water. Likewise, Gould's wild turkeys selected locations with moderate elevations of 1641 ± 235 m (range = 1223-2971 m), and on north and west facing slopes with a 10° ± 8.5 (range = 0.0-67.4°) incline. Our findings suggest that conserving portions of the landscape with appropriate topography and landcover types as described above will promote habitat availability for Gould's wild turkeys.
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- Erin E Ulrey
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85086, USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85086, USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85086, USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85086, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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Russo BM, Jones AS, Clement MJ, Fyffe N, Mesler JI, Rubin ES. Camera trapping as a method for estimating abundance of Mexican wolves. WILDLIFE SOC B 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Brianna M. Russo
- Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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Bakner NW, Fyffe N, Oleson B, Smallwood A, Heffelfinger JR, Chamberlain MJ, Collier BA. Roosting ecology of Gould's wild turkeys in southeastern Arizona. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicholas W. Bakner
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 Carefree Highway Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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Cohen BS, Oleson B, Fyffe N, Smallwood A, Bakner N, Nelson S, Chamberlain MJ, Collier BA. Movement, spatial ecology, and habitat selection of translocated Gould's wild turkeys. WILDLIFE SOC B 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bradley S. Cohen
- College of Arts and Sciences Tennessee Technological University Cookeville TN 38505 USA
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- Arizona Game and Fish Department Phoenix AZ 85086 USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA
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- College of Arts and Sciences Tennessee Technological University Cookeville TN 38505 USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia Athens GA 30602 USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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