| Abstract: | Some immature mourning doves (Zenaidura mncroura) are capable of breeding in their first (calendar) year of life. The breeding activities of immatures observed in this study included calling, copulating, and nesting. Development of sexual structures such as cloacal papillae, oviduct openings, and gonads was also regarded as evidence of breeding potential. Immatures were identified principally by white-tipped wing coverts. Sexes were distinguished by behavioral characteristics. Males coo, perform flights, carry nest material, and attend nests during the day and females attend nests at night. Immatures were involved in at least ten nestings on two areas near Tucson, Arizona, in 1963. Five young fledged from these nests. |
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| ProdID: | 5220568 |
| Citation Author: | Irby, H.D.; Blankenship, L.H. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Management |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 598-604 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Breeding behavior of immature mourning doves; 1966; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; Irby, H.D.; Blankenship, L.H. |
| Citation Start Page: | 598 |
| Citation Volume: | 30 |
| Citation Year: | 1966 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Breeding behavior of immature mourning doves; 1966; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; Irby, H.D.; Blankenship, L.H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3798754 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17 -0500 |
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