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Pigeons and Doves

2010-06-30 Nature
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Release : 2010-06-30
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Book Synopsis Pigeons and Doves by : David Gibbs

Download or read book Pigeons and Doves written by David Gibbs. This book was released on 2010-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is dedicated to the field identification of pigeons and doves, and it incorporates much recent information on the family. Pigeons and doves are a large family of birds occurring throughout the world. Many species are specialist frugivores, while others feed on seeds. Most are arboral and the tropical species in particular are often brightly coloured. The family includes gregarious migratory species, as well as shy, ground-dwelling forms such as the exotic crowned pigeons of New Guinea.

Pigeons and Doves of the World

1977 Columbidae
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Release : 1977
Genre : Columbidae
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Book Synopsis Pigeons and Doves of the World by : Derek Goodwin

Download or read book Pigeons and Doves of the World written by Derek Goodwin. This book was released on 1977. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pigeons and Doves of the World

1983 Nature
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Release : 1983
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Book Synopsis Pigeons and Doves of the World by : Derek Goodwin

Download or read book Pigeons and Doves of the World written by Derek Goodwin. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Superdove

2008-08-12 Nature
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Release : 2008-08-12
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Book Synopsis Superdove by : Courtney Humphries

Download or read book Superdove written by Courtney Humphries. This book was released on 2008-08-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become dependent on humans without ceasing to be wild; they can adapt to the cityscape as if it were a field or a forest. Superdove simultaneously explores the pigeon's cultural transformation, from its life in the dovecotes of ancient Egypt to its service in the trenches of World War I, to its feats within the pigeon-racing societies of today. While the dove is traditionally recognized as a symbol of peace, the pigeon has long inspired a different sort of fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and artists—and from those who recognized and exploited the pigeon's astounding abilities. Because of their fecundity, pigeons were symbols of fertility associated with Aphrodite, while their keen ability to find their way home made them ideal messengers and even pilots. Their usefulness largely forgotten, today's pigeons have become as ubiquitous and reviled as rats. But Superdove reveals something more surprising: By using pigeons for our own purposes, we humans have changed their evolution. And in doing so, we have helped make pigeons the ideal city dwellers they are today. In the tradition of Rats, the book that made its namesake rodents famous, Superdove is the fascinating story of the pigeon's journey from the wild to the city—the home they'll never leave.

Pigeons and Doves in Australia

2015-04-01 Science
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Release : 2015-04-01
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Book Synopsis Pigeons and Doves in Australia by : Joseph Forshaw

Download or read book Pigeons and Doves in Australia written by Joseph Forshaw. This book was released on 2015-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists.

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