Oak masting research | #101
Wild Turkey Science
Charlotte Nowak
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🗓️ 14 October 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Marcus walks us through his comprehensive oak study quantifying seasonal oak masting patterns and wildlife response. Join as he breaks down the methodology, findings, and implications of the research, and learn how oaks play a critical role in wildlife management.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wild Turkey Science, a podcast made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow. |
| 0:14.0 | 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, |
| 0:38.5 | and address the difficult questions related to wild turkey ecology and management. |
| 0:43.3 | Our goal is to serve as your connection to wild turkey science. |
| 0:56.3 | Well, I'm glad to say you didn't blow away. |
| 1:00.3 | I'm excited today. |
| 1:02.5 | Well, I always say that at the start of every episode. |
| 1:04.8 | I guess that tells me that I'm in the right business. |
| 1:09.0 | We're excited to talk to you about this one. |
| 1:16.4 | But no, I've been waiting to hear, because you've been, I feel like teasing me a little bit along with this study for, you know, a while now. |
| 1:18.2 | Yeah, well. And I really am excited about the aspect of, you know, you paid attention to a lot of, a lot of oaks species that have been otherwise neglected in the masting literature. |
| 1:29.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:30.4 | Well, you know, when you start talking about laurel oak, a lot of folks need to Google the leaves on that to even see what the species looks like, right? |
| 1:39.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.6 | It's just not it, for some reason, it's not exciting. |
| 1:43.4 | Yeah. |
| 1:43.9 | People that study oaks don't care about it that much. |
| 1:47.3 | I mean, there's just, there's almost no information on it. |
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