Feral Pigeons

, by Johnston, Richard F.; Janiga, Marian

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ISBN: 9780195084092 | 0195084098
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/8/1995

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This definitive monograph focuses on the population, biology, and behavioral ecology of feral pigeons, a familiar but seldom studied bird. Includes a thorough listing of primary references of U.S. and European scholarly literature.

History And Systematic Biology
Origin and evolution of feral pigeons	p. 3
Feral pigeons: natural or artificial entities?	p. 3
Origin and evolution of the Rock Pigeon	p. 4
Origin of domestic pigeons	p. 6
Origin and evolution of feral pigeons	p. 12
A note on nomenclature	p. 15
Size, shape, and genetic variation in feral pigeons	p. 17
Introduction	p. 17
Variation in size and shape in feral pigeons	p. 18
Genetic variation in wild, domestic and feral pigeons	p. 33
Prospects for the future	p. 39
Reproductive Biology And Diet
Breeding seasons in feral pigeons	p. 45
Avian reproduction	p. 45
Breeding seasons	p. 46
Locally realized seasonality	p. 49
Factors affecting breeding seasonality	p. 52
Mate choice and pair-bonding	p. 56
Variables used in mate choice	p. 56
Nonrandom choices of mates	p. 59
The behavior of pair formation	p. 61
Age at first pairing	p. 67
Maintenance of the pair bond	p. 67
Nestsites and nestbuilding	p. 69
Nestsites	p. 69
Nestbuilding	p. 72
Eggs	p. 76
Egglaying	p. 76
Clutch size	p. 77
Description of eggs	p. 80
Variation in size of eggshells	p. 82
Variation in shape of eggshells	p. 89
Covariation in shape and physiology of eggs	p. 90
Incubation, hatching, and cropmilk	p. 96
Incubation	p. 96
Development of embryo	p. 97
Cropmilk secretion	p. 98
Hatching	p. 100
The brood reduction strategy	p. 102
Clutch size and the natural history of eggs	p. 102
A brood reduction strategy	p. 104
The evolution of brood reduction	p. 107
Development: nestling	p. 111
Early development	p. 111
Behavior	p. 120
Seasonal variation in developmental morphology	p. 122
Development: fledglings	p. 126
Morphology	p. 126
Voice	p. 128
Postfledging care	p. 129
Natal dispersal	p. 130
Orientation and navigation	p. 131
Sexual maturity	p. 132
Diet	p. 135
Seasonal importance of major foods	p. 137
Nutrition	p. 140
The question of feeding pigeons in the streets	p. 142
Plumage And Flight
Plumage polymorphism	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Plumages of feral pigeons	p. 148
Character covariation with plumage	p. 156
Feather maintenance and the molt	p. 167
Plumage grooming	p. 167
Molting and feather regrowth	p. 170
Flight	p. 174
Form and function in pigeon flight	p. 174
Low-speed flight	p. 177
Cruising or high-speed flight: The continuous wake gait	p. 182
A comment on flight physiology	p. 184
Behavior
Social behavior	p. 189
Introduction	p. 189
Kinds of social groups	p. 190
Kinds of social behavior	p. 191
Pigeon colonies	p. 201
Pigeon coloniality	p. 201
Ecology of colonial life	p. 203
Micropopulations and research heuristics	p. 205
Orientation and navigation	p. 207
Introduction	p. 207
Historical background	p. 208
Basic abilities of pigeons in homing and navigation	p. 208
Relationships of homing experiments to feral pigeons	p. 211
Population Studies
Reproductive success and mortality	p. 215
Introduction	p. 215
Variables influencing annual reproductive success	p. 218
Mortality factors	p. 221
Adult mortality	p. 225
Compensatory mortality	p. 226
Abundance and density	p. 227
Abundance	p. 227
Density	p. 232
Some Environmental Concerns
Heavy metals and other pollutants	p. 239
Introduction	p. 239
Lead and cadmium pollution	p. 239
Accumulation of other metals in tissues of feral pigeons	p. 245
Other pollutants	p. 246
Aspects of the biotic environment	p. 248
Introduction	p. 248
Predators	p. 248
Parasites	p. 249
Other interspecific relationships	p. 252
Control of pigeon populations	p. 257
Biological bases of population control	p. 257
Philosophic aspects of control programs	p. 257
Control of pigeon populations	p. 258
People And Pigeons
People and pigeons	p. 269
History of the relationship	p. 270
Problematic relationships	p. 274
Ethical considerations	p. 277
References	p. 281
Index	p. 309
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