mudhen,
have any of those turkey biologists tried to extract any DNA from the bones found in the old ruins? To compare with today's turkeys in the area?
That would be an interesting senior thesis or even a master's grad project, no?
Geno
PS, With humans' propensity for letting "Tom" the pet turkey out in the woods, along with "Goldy" the fish in the river, and "Bun Bun" the Easter present out in the field, there is a good possibility many flocks have some domestic turkey DNA, no?
PPS, I'm not a bird biologist, but it makes sense to me that we bred domestic white turkeys from wild birds somewhere back in time, so shouldn't there be a light colored gene or two in our wild populations?
