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Feral pigeons / Richard F. Johnston and Marián Janiga.
Author
Johnston, Richard F.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description
xvi, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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QL696.C63 J64 1995
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Feral pigeons
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Janiga, Marián
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Series
Oxford ornithology series ; 4]
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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.
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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.
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ISBN
0195084098 ((acid-free paper))
9780195084092 ((acid-free paper))
LCCN
94041500
OCLC
31435226
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