Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population
<p>Despite the role of many domestic animals as model organisms, our understanding of their undomesticated conspecifics is comparatively poor. This limits our ability to infer the eco-evolutionary context of phenomena studied in the laboratory and to explore domestication. The domestic pigeon’...
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2024
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| description | <p>Despite the role of many domestic animals as model organisms, our understanding of their undomesticated conspecifics is comparatively poor. This limits our ability to infer the eco-evolutionary context of phenomena studied in the laboratory and to explore domestication. The domestic pigeon’s wild form is the Rock Dove (<em>Columba livia</em>). By studying 5 global positioning system–tagged wild Rock Doves in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, we present the first individual-level assessment of undomesticated Rock Dove movements, revealing extensive use of anthropogenic habitats in both a roosting and foraging context. This association with humans provides tantalizing opportunities for research into the pre-domestication human–pigeon relationship. More generally, this work highlights the value of researching laboratory model species in nature.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ebbe4796-c80b-41e4-b34f-b0ec55d698f02025-01-20T09:55:39ZUse of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ebbe4796-c80b-41e4-b34f-b0ec55d698f0EnglishSymplectic ElementsOxford University Press2024Smith, WJPortugal, SJJezierski, MT<p>Despite the role of many domestic animals as model organisms, our understanding of their undomesticated conspecifics is comparatively poor. This limits our ability to infer the eco-evolutionary context of phenomena studied in the laboratory and to explore domestication. The domestic pigeon’s wild form is the Rock Dove (<em>Columba livia</em>). By studying 5 global positioning system–tagged wild Rock Doves in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, we present the first individual-level assessment of undomesticated Rock Dove movements, revealing extensive use of anthropogenic habitats in both a roosting and foraging context. This association with humans provides tantalizing opportunities for research into the pre-domestication human–pigeon relationship. More generally, this work highlights the value of researching laboratory model species in nature.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Smith, WJ Portugal, SJ Jezierski, MT Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population |
| title | Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population |
| title_full | Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population |
| title_fullStr | Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population |
| title_short | Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population |
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