Feral pigeons
Feral pigeons are among the most familiar and abundant birds in the world, urban creatures living in close association with humans yet possessing the characteristics of highly adapted wild birds. Although domesticated pigeons have long been a major model for laboratory research, feral pigeons are rarely the subject of study. This definitive monograph focuses on the population, biology, and behavioral ecology of feral pigeons, including a thorough listing of primary references of U.S. and European scholarly literature. Professional and amateur ornithologists, pigeon breeders, and students will find this an invaluable and fascinating study of birds whose ancestry includes familiar breeds of domesticated birds
xvi, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
9780195084092, 0195084098
31435226
PART I: HISTORY AND SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY ; PART II: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND DIET ; PART III: PLUMAGE AND FLIGHT ; PART IV: BEHAVIOR ; PART V: POPULATION STUDIES ; PART IV: SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ; PART VII: PEOPLE AND PIGEONS