Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Science Article 1 abstract Studies of nest-sites election and nesting habitats often involve a ‘characterization’ of nests and of habitats in which nests are found. Our objective in the present work is to identify nest-site characteristics that are associated with variation in components of Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) fitness( e.g. the […]
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MULTIPLE BROODING AS A REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY: TIME-CONSERVING ADAPTATIONS IN MOURNING DOVES
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Science Article 3 abstract The Mourning Dove (Zenaidam acroura) has a suite of adaptations that promotes multiple brooding, a common characteristic among columbids. Mourning Doves are well adapted for multiple brooding because they produce food (crop milk) for young nestlings in vivo and feed older nestlings a diverse granivorous diet. This […]
Radio-instrumented Mourning Dove Preyed Upon by Gray Rat Snake
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Science Article 2 abstract Several authors (George 1951, Balda 1965, Lesser 1966) have published accounts of avian predation on fledged Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura). Additionally, Blair (1967) reported an unsuccessful attempt by a bullfrog (Rana catesbeianat)o capture a Mourning Dove in flight. To our knowledge, however, no report of reptilian predation […]