Male wild tureky. Photo: Mcvoorhis, Wikimedia commons.
Fig. 1 from the article: Proportion of male eastern wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo silvestris offspring in Georgia, southeast Louisiana, South Carolina, and west Louisiana, USA from 2020–2023.
Fig. 2 from the article: Coefficient plot representing Bayesian logistic regression model estimating variation in offspring sex ratio of female eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) across the southeastern United States during 2020–2023.
🚨 Top-downloaded 2024/25: female wild turkeys produce fewer male offspring where hunting increases male mortality, suggesting adaptive adjustment of brood sex ratios to enhance reproductive success under harvest pressure.
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