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Survival rates of band-tailed pigeons estimated using passive integrated transponder tags

Journal of Wildlife Management
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https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22385

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Abstract

Obtaining survival estimates on the Interior population of band-tailed pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata) is challenging because they are trap shy, but the joint use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags and bands is a potential solution. We investigated the use of PIT tags to passively recapture band-tailed pigeon at 3 locations in New Mexico, USA, to estimate survival. From 2013–2015, we captured, banded, and marked >600 individual band-tailed pigeons with PIT tags. To estimate annual survival rates, we used a Barker multi-state joint live and dead encounters and resighting model. Survival models excluding transience had survival estimates across site, sex, and year of 0.86 (95% CI = 0.84–0.88) for after hatch year birds and 0.63 (95% CI = 0.48–0.76) for hatch year birds. These results are consistent with other survival estimates reported for the Interior population of band-tailed pigeons using band return data and potentially provide an effective alternative method of monitoring survival of this population.

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Collins, D.P., Zimmerman, G.S., Carleton, S.A., Kendall, W.L., and Coxen, C.L., 2023, Survival rates of band-tailed pigeons estimated using passive integrated transponder tags: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 87, no. 4, e22385, 12 p., https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22385.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Survival rates of band-tailed pigeons estimated using passive integrated transponder tags
Series title Journal of Wildlife Management
DOI 10.1002/jwmg.22385
Volume 87
Issue 4
Publication Date February 20, 2023
Year Published 2023
Language English
Publisher The Wildlife Society
Contributing office(s) Coop Res Unit Seattle
Description e22385, 12 p.
Country United States
State New Mexico
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