Energy Intake of the Mourning Dove Zenaidura macroura marginella
- 26 November 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 150 (3700) , 1171-1172
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3700.1171
Abstract
Wild mourning doves follow a discrete cycle of feeding activity. Analysis of their food habits has provided an estimate for their average daily caloric intake.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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