Feral pigeons / Richard F. Johnston and Marián Janiga.

Author
Johnston, Richard F. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description
xvi, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

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    Series
    Oxford ornithology series ; 4] [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Feral pigeons are among the most familiar and abundant birds in the world, urban creatures living in close association with humans yet possessing the characteristics of highly adapted wild birds. Although domesticated pigeons have long been a major model for laboratory research, feral pigeons are rarely the subject of study. This definitive monograph focuses on the population, biology, and behavioral ecology of feral pigeons, including a thorough listing of primary references of U.S. and European scholarly literature. Professional and amateur ornithologists, pigeon breeders, and students will find this an invaluable and fascinating study of birds whose ancestry includes familiar breeds of domesticated birds.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-308) and index.
    Contents
    • History And Systematic Biology
    • Origin and evolution of feral pigeons
    • Feral pigeons: natural or artificial entities?
    • Origin and evolution of the Rock Pigeon
    • Origin of domestic pigeons
    • A note on nomenclature
    • Size, shape, and genetic variation in feral pigeons
    • Variation in size and shape in feral pigeons
    • Genetic variation in wild, domestic and feral pigeons
    • Prospects for the future
    • Reproductive Biology And Diet
    • Breeding seasons in feral pigeons
    • Avian reproduction
    • Breeding seasons
    • Locally realized seasonality
    • Factors affecting breeding seasonality
    • Mate choice and pair-bonding
    • Variables used in mate choice
    • Nonrandom choices of mates
    • The behavior of pair formation
    • Age at first pairing
    • Maintenance of the pair bond
    • Nestsites and nestbuilding
    • Nestsites
    • Nestbuilding
    • Eggs
    • Egglaying
    • Clutch size
    • Description of eggs
    • Variation in size of eggshells
    • Variation in shape of eggshells
    • Covariation in shape and physiology of eggs
    • Incubation, hatching, and cropmilk
    • Incubation
    • Development of embryo
    • Cropmilk secretion
    • Hatching
    • The brood reduction strategy
    • Clutch size and the natural history of eggs
    • A brood reduction strategy
    • The evolution of brood reduction
    • Development: nestling
    • Early development
    • Behavior
    • Seasonal variation in developmental morphology
    • Development: fledglings
    • Morphology
    • Voice
    • Postfledging care
    • Natal dispersal
    • Orientation and navigation.
    ISBN
    • 0195084098 ((acid-free paper))
    • 9780195084092 ((acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    94041500
    OCLC
    31435226
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