Article
Mourning Dove Movements during the Reproductive Season in Southeastern Idaho
Journal of Wildlife Management
(1988)
Abstract
We determined movements of mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in relation to selected man-made ponds on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in southeastern Idaho using radio telemetry during June-August in 1984 and 1985. Maximum distances were measured from dove feeding and loafing sites to watering sites (x̄ = 3.1 km) for 40 doves and to nest sites (x̄ = 3.7 km) for 12 doves. The daily maximum distances from feeding and loafing sites of individual mourning doves to their known watering sites and nesting sites averaged 0.5-2.0 km (n = 8) and 1.1-3.8 km (n = 5), respectively. Movements of adults indicated that mourning dove populations in desert areas would be enhanced by establishing additional permanent watering sites where distances between existing sites are >6 km. Movements of adult doves also indicated minimal opportunity for transport of radionuclides from contaminated ponds in INEL to areas outside INEL during the reproductive season.
Disciplines
Publication Date
1988
DOI
DOI: 10.2307/3801594
Citation Information
Frank P Howe. "Mourning Dove Movements during the Reproductive Season in Southeastern Idaho" Journal of Wildlife Management Vol. 52 Iss. 3 (1988) p. 477 - 480 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/frank_howe/15/