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Wild Turkey Science - Turkey predators | #116
What eats turkeys? Has the predator context changed? We give you a look from the literature, historical writings, discuss underrepresented predators, and breakdown important concepts in predator prey dynamics.
Resources from the episode:
Chitwood et al. 2020. Raccoon Vigilance and Activity Patterns When Sympatric with Coyotes
Gulsby et al. 2017 Landscape heterogeneity reduces coyote predation on white-tailed deer fawns
Kelly et al. 2015. Seasonal and Spatial Variation in Diets of Coyotes in Central Georgia
Nelson et al. 2022. Fine-scale resource selection and behavioral tradeoffs of eastern…
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