Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri

ABSTRACT We examined annual and period survival for mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in Missouri, USA, using birds captured and marked on public land intensively managed for dove hunting. During 2005–2008, we radiomarked and monitored 713 birds to estimate period survival and banded 826 to estimate...

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Main Authors: John H. Schulz, Yuanyuan Bian, Xiaoming Gao, Tony W. Mong, Joshua J. Millspaugh
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Published: Wiley 2017-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.764
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Tony W. Mong
Joshua J. Millspaugh
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description ABSTRACT We examined annual and period survival for mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in Missouri, USA, using birds captured and marked on public land intensively managed for dove hunting. During 2005–2008, we radiomarked and monitored 713 birds to estimate period survival and banded 826 to estimate annual survival. For all ages, sexes, and years combined, spring‐summer survival prior to hunting season was 0.447 (95% CI = 0.378–0.517) and overall period survival during May–October, including hunting season, was 0.252 (95% CI = 0.200–0.303). Mean annual survival for after‐hatch‐year (AHY) doves was 0.214 (95% CI = 0.053–0.569) and 0.041 (95% CI = 0.002–0.506) for hatch‐year (HY) doves; recovery rates were 0.165 (95% CI = 0.105–0.249) for AHY and 0.179 (95% CI = 0.121–0.256) for HY doves. Our longer monitoring period allowed for a more robust picture of survival showing relatively low annual survival with few doves living beyond one year and significant mortality occurring prior to and during the hunting season. Differences in period survival each year likely reflect local differences in habitat influenced by weather and associated farming and management on the study area to attract feeding doves. Our results suggest locally intensive harvest management practices may be negatively affecting local populations and warrant continued monitoring to ensure long‐term population sustainability. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.
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spelling doaj-art-e2a79cd38eff4a3b8dead072b1916eb92025-08-20T02:49:22ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402017-06-0141224925510.1002/wsb.764Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central MissouriJohn H. Schulz0Yuanyuan Bian1Xiaoming Gao2Tony W. Mong3Joshua J. Millspaugh4Missouri Department of ConservationResource Science Center1110 South College AvenueColumbiaMO65201USADepartment of StatisticsUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO65211USAMissouri Department of ConservationResource Science Center3500 East Gans RoadColumbiaMO65201USADepartment of Fisheries and Wildlife SciencesUniversity of Missouri302 Anheuser‐Busch Natural Resources BuildingColumbiaMO65211USAWildlife Biology ProgramW. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation32 Campus DriveMissoulaMT59812USAABSTRACT We examined annual and period survival for mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in Missouri, USA, using birds captured and marked on public land intensively managed for dove hunting. During 2005–2008, we radiomarked and monitored 713 birds to estimate period survival and banded 826 to estimate annual survival. For all ages, sexes, and years combined, spring‐summer survival prior to hunting season was 0.447 (95% CI = 0.378–0.517) and overall period survival during May–October, including hunting season, was 0.252 (95% CI = 0.200–0.303). Mean annual survival for after‐hatch‐year (AHY) doves was 0.214 (95% CI = 0.053–0.569) and 0.041 (95% CI = 0.002–0.506) for hatch‐year (HY) doves; recovery rates were 0.165 (95% CI = 0.105–0.249) for AHY and 0.179 (95% CI = 0.121–0.256) for HY doves. Our longer monitoring period allowed for a more robust picture of survival showing relatively low annual survival with few doves living beyond one year and significant mortality occurring prior to and during the hunting season. Differences in period survival each year likely reflect local differences in habitat influenced by weather and associated farming and management on the study area to attract feeding doves. Our results suggest locally intensive harvest management practices may be negatively affecting local populations and warrant continued monitoring to ensure long‐term population sustainability. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.764age‐specific survivalannual survivalMissourimourning doveperiod survivalsurvival
spellingShingle John H. Schulz
Yuanyuan Bian
Xiaoming Gao
Tony W. Mong
Joshua J. Millspaugh
Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri
Wildlife Society Bulletin
age‐specific survival
annual survival
Missouri
mourning dove
period survival
survival
title Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri
title_full Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri
title_fullStr Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri
title_full_unstemmed Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri
title_short Mourning dove period and annual survival in west‐central Missouri
title_sort mourning dove period and annual survival in west central missouri
topic age‐specific survival
annual survival
Missouri
mourning dove
period survival
survival
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