Turkey: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 13, 2026
Modified link of Web site: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology - All About Birds - Wild Turkey. Aug 21, 2026
Add new Web site: The Humane Society of the United States - About Turkeys (PDF). Nov 28, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Research Note: Analysis of body weight and walking ability in turkeys and the prediction of categorical responses across systematic effect classes using a linear thresh... Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Genomic Data - Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds. Jul 04, 2025
Add new Web site: PNAS - Movement ecology of migration in turkey vultures (PDF). Apr 12, 2025
Add new Web site: University of California, Davis - Veterinary Medicine Extension - Turkey Care Practices. Jul 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Turkey. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management - Turkeys. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology - All About Birds - Wild Turkey. Apr 22, 2022
Media added. Feb 13, 2019
Media added. May 23, 2018
Add new Web site: University of Illinois Extension - Turkey For the Holidays. Oct 10, 2016
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Turkey. Aug 18, 2016
Add new Web site: LiveScience - 10 Terrific Turkey Facts. Mar 30, 2016
Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Isaac Levitan. Dec 10, 2014
Updated taxonomy. Mar 10, 2010
Added new Web site: DLTK's Sites - The American Turkey. Aug 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Environmental Education For Kids - Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. Jun 17, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Turkey. Feb 28, 2008
Article revised and updated. Nov 16, 2007
Media added. Nov 02, 2006
Added new Web site: Oklahoma State University - Poultry Breeds. Jun 09, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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