Influence of weather on gobbling activity of male wild turkeys

Gobbling activity of Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; hereafter, turkeys) has been widely studied, focusing on drivers of daily variation. Weather variables are widely believed to influence gobbling activity, but results across studies are contradictory and often equivocal, leading to uncertainty in the relative contribution of weather variables to daily fluctuations in gobbling activity. Previous works relied on road-based auditory surveys to collect gobbling data which limits data consistency, duration, and quantity due to logistical difficulties associated with human observers and restricted sampling frames. Development of new methods using autonomous recording units (ARUs) allows researchers to collect continuous data in more locations for longer periods of time, providing the opportunity to delve into factors influencing daily gobbling activity. We used ARUs from 1 March to 31 May to detail gobbling activity across multiple study sites in the southeastern Unite..., Gobbling data was collected using Autonomous Recording Units and processed using a Convolutional Neural Network. We collected weather data for SRS and CWMA from 2 weather stations located on SRS maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. We used the most centrally located weather station on SRS to describe weather metrics associated with gobbling activity onsite. The second weather station was on the southern border of SRS, approximately 10.5 km from the center of CWMA, and was used for gobbling evaluation on CWMA. For the Webb WMA Complex, CCWMA, and BFG, we collected weather metrics from the closest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather station. The closest weather station to the Webb WMA Complex was located in Varnville, SC (35 km), whereas the closest station to CCWMA (25 km) and BFG (35 km) was near Eatonton, GA., Here is a simple breakdown of the file included: It is a CSV containing counts of gobbles, the number of units (ARUs recording), whether rain occurred (precipitation), mean wind, temperature, humidity, dew point, and barometric pressure per day on each site.

东部野生火鸡（Meleagris gallopavo silvestris，下称火鸡）的啼鸣行为已得到广泛研究，既往研究多聚焦于其日变化的驱动因素。天气变量被普遍认为会影响火鸡的啼鸣活动，但不同研究的结果存在矛盾且往往模棱两可，这导致学界对天气变量在火鸡啼鸣活动日波动中的相对贡献存在认知不确定性。既往研究依赖基于道路的声学调查收集啼鸣数据，受限于人类观察员的后勤难题与受限的采样框架，数据的一致性、持续时长与样本量均受到限制。采用自主记录单元（Autonomous Recording Units，ARUs）的新型采集方法，可使研究人员在更多点位、更长时间内收集连续数据，为探究影响火鸡日啼鸣行为的因素提供了可能。本研究于3月1日至5月31日期间部署ARU，以详细刻画美国东南部多个研究样地的火鸡啼鸣活动…… 本研究通过自主记录单元采集火鸡啼鸣数据，并利用卷积神经网络（Convolutional Neural Network）进行处理。我们从由美国能源部（U.S. Department of Energy）与美国农业部林务局（U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service）维护的SRS内的2座气象站获取SRS与CWMA的气象数据：以SRS内位置最居中的气象站表征该样地啼鸣活动相关的气象指标；另一座气象站位于SRS南部边界，距CWMA中心约10.5公里，用于评估CWMA的啼鸣活动与气象的关联。针对Webb野生动物管理区综合体（Webb WMA Complex）、CCWMA与BFG样地，我们从最近的美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration，NOAA）气象站获取气象指标：Webb WMA Complex最近的气象站位于南卡罗来纳州瓦恩维尔（距研究区35公里），而CCWMA（25公里）与BFG（35公里）最近的气象站位于佐治亚州伊顿顿附近。本研究所附文件简要说明如下：该文件为CSV格式，包含各研究样地每日的啼鸣计数、记录单元（ARU）数量、是否降雨（降水情况）、平均风速、气温、相对湿度、露点温度与大气压强等气象指标。