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AU Researcher Edits Mourning Dove Book
AUBURN, Ala. - Most Alabamians are familiar with the mourning dove. Hunters take about three million birds a year in the state, while birdwatchers enjoy the feeding and nesting activities of the dove, often in their own backyards.
Dove enthusiasts now have a new source of information on these birds in the form of newly-published book, which was edited and co-written by an Auburn University wildlife researcher. The book, Ecology and Management of the Mourning Dove, has been in preparation for nearly a decade, and is the most comprehensive, definitive work on the species now available.
Ralph E. Mirarchi, professor of Zoology and Wildlife Science at Auburn, authored five and co-authored another 29 of the book's chapters. Other editors include Thomas S. Baskett, professor emeritus, University of Missouri-Columbia; the late Mark W. Sayre, formerly with the University of Massachusetts; and Roy E. Tomlinson, Western Pigeon/Dove coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
More than 20 authors were involved in producing the text, which was written for use by both lay people and wildlife scientists. It includes detailed discussions on the species' distribution, history, migration, physiology, reproduction, behavior, disease, mortality and population. The book addresses management strategies and techniques, captive propagation and hunting issues. Further research needs also are covered.
The book was sponsored and produced by the Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, D.C., and is being published through Stackpole Books of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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by Reginia Broadway
10/06/93
