Fly, float, and mate | #83
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
5.0 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2024
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Does water on a hen make it more susceptible to predation? In this episode, we comb through the literature on olfactory camouflage, dissecting studies assessing correlations between nest survival, weather, and environmental conditions, and divulging into the complicated web of ecology dynamics. Strap on your science boots for this one, it's gonna be dense…
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm Dr. Marcus Lashley, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Florida. |
| 0:20.3 | And I'm Dr. Will Gulsby, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at Auburn University. |
| 0:26.1 | We're both lifelong hunters and devoted scientists who are passionate about hunting, |
| 0:30.8 | managing, and researching wild turkeys. |
| 0:33.4 | In this podcast, we'll explore turkey research, speak to the experts in the field, and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management. |
| 0:43.6 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:58.6 | Right as you jingle that ice. |
| 0:59.8 | You're going to get hydrated. |
| 1:01.4 | You're going to need it for this one, buddy. |
| 1:02.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:04.6 | Got to make sure that brain is fully inflated. |
| 1:05.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:08.2 | Is that what is happening? |
| 1:12.2 | I'll make sure all that gray matter is fully inflated. I don't have much of it, so I got to make sure it's well hydrated. |
| 1:15.2 | You know, your brain is like 95% water or something like that. |
| 1:18.3 | I don't know. |
| 1:19.5 | Is that true? |
| 1:20.9 | I don't know. |
| 1:21.8 | Google it. |
| 1:23.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:24.5 | I maybe need to do an episode on that, reviewing that. |
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