Rapid change in the defense of flightless young by a mourning dove parent
Southeastern Naturalist
By: James Berdeen and David L. Otis
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Abstract
We report that an adult-sized Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove), presumably a parent, rapidly decreased risk taken in defense of a juvenile as the likelihood of predation to the juvenile increased. We attribute this decrease in risk taken to (1) the parent's perception that the risk of predation had increased to the extent that a continuation of defensive behaviors would not prevent the death of the juvenile, and (2) its attempt to minimize its own risk of death. It may be that there is a threshold beyond which Mourning Dove parents will forgo the risk of additional defense of offspring in favor of making another reproductive attempt.
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Berdeen, J., Otis, D.L., 2011, Rapid change in the defense of flightless young by a mourning dove parent: Southeastern Naturalist, v. 10, no. 2, p. 374-377, https://doi.org/10.1656/058.010.0217.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Rapid change in the defense of flightless young by a mourning dove parent |
| Series title | Southeastern Naturalist |
| DOI | 10.1656/058.010.0217 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Southeastern Naturalist |
| First page | 374 |
| Last page | 377 |