Breeding ecology of White-winged Doves in a recently colonized urban environment. From: Wilson Bulletin | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Baccus, John T.; Roberson, Jay A.; Schaefer, Cynthia L.; Small, Michael F. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Wilson Ornithological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Using field-implanted subcutaneous radio transmitters, we monitored the breeding biology of White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) in a recently colonized urban area (Waco, Texas). We implanted transmitters in June 2002 (n = 39; 16 males, 23 females) and February and March 2003 (n = 40; 17 males, 17 females, 6 unknown sex), and tracked radio-tagged doves every 3rd day until transmitters no longer functioned (90-120 days). We tracked 26 doves to 36 nests in nine tree species. The maximum numb...