Reappraising factors affecting mourning dove perch coos
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Abstract
Results confirmed pairing as the primary factor influencing perch-cooing rates of wild mourning doves (Zenaida macroura). Marked unmated males cooed at substantially higher rates (6.2x) than mated males, had greater probability of cooing (2.3x) during 3-minute periods, and continued cooing longer each morning than mated males. Population density was not a major factor affecting cooing. Unmated males cooed more frequently in the presence of other cooing doves (P < 0.05) than when alone, but the number of additional doves above 1 was unimportant. Cooing rates of both mated and unmated males on areas with dissimilar dove densities were not significantly different. Within limits of standard call-count procedure, weather exerted no detectable influence on cooing.
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Sayre, M.W., Atkinson, R., Baskett, T., and Haas, G., 1978, Reappraising factors affecting mourning dove perch coos: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 42, no. 4, p. 884-889, https://doi.org/10.2307/3800778.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Reappraising factors affecting mourning dove perch coos |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.2307/3800778 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 884 |
| Last page | 889 |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| City | McBee |