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Retention of riveted aluminum leg bands by wild turkeys

June 9, 2016

In order for mark–recapture models to provide unbiased estimates of population parameters, it is critical that uniquely identifying tags or marks are not lost. We double-banded male and female wild turkeys with aluminum rivet bands and estimated the probability that a bird would be recovered with both bands

Publication Year 2016
Title Retention of riveted aluminum leg bands by wild turkeys
DOI 10.3996/072015-JFWM-064
Authors Duane R. Diefenbach, Wendy C. Vreeland, Mary Jo Casalena, Michael V. Schiavone
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
Index ID 70173751
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Coop Res Unit Leetown
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