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Wild Turkey Science Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby
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Wild Turkey Science is a science-based podcast bringing you the latest research on wild turkey ecology and management. This podcast is part of the Natural Resources University podcast network and made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow.
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Do dominant gobblers dominate breeding? | #75
Dr. Alan Krakauer joins us to dive into his research on turkey kin selection and breakdown the many strategies gobblers use to pass on genes.
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Resources:
Krakauer, A. H. (2005). Kin selection and cooperative courtship in wild turkeys. Nature, 434(7029), 69-72.
Krakauer, A. H. (2008). Sexual selection and the genetic mating system of wild turkeys. The Condor, 110(1), 1-12.
Watts, C. R., & Stokes, A. W. (1971). The social order of turkeys. Scientific American, 224(6), 112-119.
Dr. Alan Krakauer Website, Academic Profile
Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Academic Profile
Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Academic Profile
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Do turkeys lek and does it matter? | #74
Dr. Dwayne Elmore, Director of the Game Bird Program at Tall Timbers Research Station, joins us to breakdown the reproductive ecology and behavior of wild turkeys, how and why they lek, and if this impacts spring hunting.
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Resources:
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Dr. Dwayne Elmore Tall Timbers, Academic Profile
Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Academic Profile
Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Academic Profile
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We got bug problems | #73
Marcus and Will sit down under one roof to review the available literature on declining insect populations. They pull from studies across the globe to discuss the implications of insect declines on terrestrial, ground-nesting birds and how we can help mitigate these effects for the wild turkey.
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Resource:
Blösch, S., et al. (2023). A systematic review on the effectiveness of crop architecture-related in-field measures for promoting ground-breeding farmland birds. Journal for Nature Conservation, 126515.
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Haaland, C., et al. (2011). Sown wildflower strips for insect conservation: a review. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 4(1), 60-80.
Powell, B. L., et al. (2022). Vegetation structure and food availability following disturbance in recently restored early successional plant communities. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 46(5), e1372.
Schmidt, A., et al. (2022). Effects of perennial wildflower strips and landscape structure on birds in intensively farmed agricultural landscapes. Basic and Applied Ecology, 58, 15-25.
Tallamy, D. W., & Shriver, W. G. (2021). Are declines in insects and insectivorous birds related? Ornithol Appl 123: duaa059.
What is a forb? (Video)
Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Academic Profile
Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Academic Profile
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Fire timing in upland hardwoods | #72
Mark Turner, PhD candidate in Dr. Craig Harper’s lab at the University of Tennessee, joins us to disclose results from their recent study assessing the effects of canopy reduction and fire seasonality on turkey habitat quality and use in upland hardwoods.
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Resources:
Burning during nesting | #19
Nichols, R. A., et al. (2021). Alter fire timing to recouple forage nutrients with herbivore nutrient demands. Forest Ecology and Management, 500, 119646.
Turner et al. (2024). Canopy reduction and fire seasonality effects on deer and turkey habitat in upland hardwoods. Forest Ecology and Management, 553, 121657.
Mark Turner @markturner442, Academic Profile
Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Academic Profile
Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Academic Profile
Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow
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Life for a gobbler | #71
Dr. Mike Chamberlain, Terrell Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at the University of Georgia, re-joins the podcast to walk us through the various life stages of a gobbler.
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Resources:
Goodwin, C. C., et al. (2024). Experimental infection of domestic turkeys with lymphoproliferative disease virus of North American origin. Veterinary Pathology.
Krakauer, A. H. (2005). Kin selection and cooperative courtship in wild turkeys. Nature, 434(7029), 69-72.
Nelson, S. D., et al. (2023). Age‐based shifts in habitat selection of wild turkey broods. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 87(8), e22494
Wightman, P. H., et al. (2024). Survival and cause‐specific mortality of male wild turkeys across the southeastern United States. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 88(2), e22531.
Dr. Mike Chamberlain (@wildturkeydoc) (Wild Turkey Lab)
Dr. Marcus Lashley (@DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Will Gulsby (@dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile)
Turkeys for Tomorrow (@turkeysfortomorrow)
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Turkey disease ecology | #70
Dr. Rick Gerhold, Associate Professor of Parasitology/Wildlife Diseases at the University of Tennessee, joins us to breakdown common diseases among turkeys and their symptoms, pathways of transmission, and infected biological effects. He also discusses histomonas and how you can get involved in cutting-edge egg research.
Dr. Rick Gerhold (rgerhold@utk.edu) (Academic Profile)
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Dr. Marcus Lashley (@DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)
Dr. Will Gulsby (@dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile)
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This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.
Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family.
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Customer Reviews
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Question:
I want to improve the Turkey habitat on my land(Wetlands and planted pines).
Do you have a link for an instructional guide?
Great info, and free giveaways!
Love the podcast! I think there is a lot of helpful information that may often be over looked. Keep up the good work.
A very fun, influential, and educational listen
Will, this is your highschool math teacher. So glad to see you took my advice and found success in a non-arithmetic based profession. Make sure you let Marcus tell some turkey stories you hear?
In all seriousness keep up the great work guys!! It really feels like this is moving the needle
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