Mourning Doves Sharing a Robin Roost

A Framework for Reproductive Models of Mourning Doves

A localized epizootic of trichomoniasis in mourning doves.

Trichomonas gallinae was present in 47% (57/121) of adult, 41% (7/17) of juvenile, and 29% (2/7) of nestling mourning doves (Zenaida ,nacroura) from Lincoln, Nebraska. Throat lesions were present in 5.9% (43/724) of the mourning doves trapped for banding. Two of four pigeons (Columba livia) possessed T. gallinae, but none contained throat lesions.

A Comparison of Lead and Steel Shot Loads for Harvesting Mourning Doves

With approximately 100 million shots fired at mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) annually, it is incumbent on managers to determine whether changes in ammunition will substantially alter harvest metrics or hunter satisfaction. We compared mourning dove harvest metrics for 1 lead (Pb 71/2, 32 g) and 2 steel (Fe 7 and Fe 6, 28 g) 12-gauge ammunition types using a double-blind field test in central...

Rejection of Cowbird Eggs by Mourning Doves: A Manifestation of Nest Usurpation?

MCKELVEY, R. M. BOUSFIELD, A. REED, V. V. BARANYUK, AND R. CANNIFF. 1989. Preliminary results of the Lesser Snow Goose collaring program on the Alaksen National Wildlife Refuge. CWS Progress Notes No. 183. MINEEV, g. 1. 1946. Wrangel Island. Glavsevmorput Publications, Moscow. NEI, M. 1977. F-statistic and analysis of gene diversity in subdivided populations. Annals of Human Genetics 41:225-233.

Inhibiting ventilatory evaporation produces an adaptive increase in cutaneous evaporation in mourning doves Zenaida macroura.

We tested the hypothesis that birds can rapidly change the conductance of water vapor at the skin surface in response to a changing need for evaporative heat loss. Mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) were placed in a two-compartment chamber separating the head from the rest of the body. The rate of cutaneous evaporation was measured in response to dry ventilatory inflow at three ambient temperatu...