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This definitive monograph focuses on the population, biology, and behavioral ecology of feral pigeons, a familiar but seldom studied bird. Includes a thorough listing of primary references of US and European scholarly literature.

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9780195084092

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This is a detailed account of feral pigeon history and systematic biology, reproduction and diet, plumage and flight, behavior, population studies, selected environmental concerns, and the relationship of people with pigeons. There are numerous references and a detailed index. Illustrations are drawings, charts, graphs, maps, and black and white photographs. There is much interesting information about this very successful bird in this book. highly recommended. --Wildlife Activist<br> It is about time that a book like this one filled the gap in our knowledge and appreciation of feral pigeons. . . .The topics covered in greatest detail by the book are morphological and genetic variation, together with reproductive biology; large amounts of primary data and analyses are given in table and figure form which should make the book useful to specialists. . . . It stands as an important reminder that, to understand and prevent the disappearance of animals that don't do well in our changing environment, we need to look at the whole spectrum of responses to human development, including cases where animals appear to thrive. --The Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

This is a detailed account of feral pigeon history and systematic biology, reproduction and diet, plumage and flight, behavior, population studies, selected environmental concerns, and the relationship of people with pigeons. There are numerous references and a detailed index. Illustrations are drawings, charts, graphs, maps, and black and white photographs. There is much interesting information about this very successful bird in this book. highly recommended. --Wildlife Activist It is about time that a book like this one filled the gap in our knowledge and appreciation of feral pigeons. . . .The topics covered in greatest detail by the book are morphological and genetic variation, together with reproductive biology; large amounts of primary data and analyses are given in table and figure form which should make the book useful to specialists. . . . It stands as an important reminder that, to understand and prevent the disappearance of animals that don't do well in our changing environment, we need to look at the whole spectrum of responses to human development, including cases where animals appear to thrive. --The Quarterly Review of Biology This is a detailed account of feral pigeon history and systematic biology, reproduction and diet, plumage and flight, behavior, population studies, selected environmental concerns, and the relationship of people with pigeons. There are numerous references and a detailed index. Illustrations are drawings, charts, graphs, maps, and black and white photographs. There is much interesting information about this very successful bird in this book. highly recommended. --Wildlife Activist It is about time that a book like this one filled the gap in our knowledge and appreciation of feral pigeons. . . .The topics covered in greatest detail by the book are morphological and genetic variation, together with reproductive biology; large amounts of primary data and analyses are given in table and figure form which should make the book useful to specialists. . . . It stands as an important reminder that, to understand and prevent the disappearance of animals that don't do well in our changing environment, we need to look at the whole spectrum of responses to human development, including cases where animals appear to thrive. --The Quarterly Review of Biology

a thorough academic text investigating most aspects of feral pigeons ... An indispensable guide to any ornithologist intending to study feral pigeons seriously ... I found the volume fascinating in places and it gave me a new insight into an everyday bird which affords easy study at close quarters. * Neil Anderson, The London Naturalist, No. 76, 1997 * the most comprehensive assemblage of information on the biology of feral pigeons to date ... The authors provide an impressive array of data concerning the origin and evolution of feral pigeons. The bibliography is extensive and includes eastern European as well as other non-English language citations. * IBIS * There is much interesting information about this very successful bird in this book. Highly recommended. * Donald S. Heintzelman, Wildlife Activist, No. 25, December 1995 *

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Marian Janiga is at the Research Station, High Tatras National Park, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia

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