Diet of Eared Doves (Zenaida auriculata, Aves, Columbidae) in a sugar-cane colony in South-eastern Brazil
Braz. j. biol
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61(4): 651-660, Nov. 2001. mapas, tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Farmers in the Paranapanema Valley (Sä¯áPaulo, Brazil) have reported problems with flocks of Eared Doves (Zenaida auriculata) eating sprouting soybeans. In this region these birds breed colonially in sugar-cane, and eat four crop seeds, using 70 percent of the dry weight, in the following order of importance maize, wheat, rice, and soybeans. Three weeds (Euphorbia heterophylla, Brachiaria plantaginea, and Commelina benghalensis) were important. This information suggests that the doves adapted particularly well to the landscape created by the agricultural practices in the region, exploiting many available foods
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Main subject:
Columbidae
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Diet
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. biol
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
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Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Desenvolvimento do Vale do Paranapanema/BR
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Universidad de Córdoba/AR
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Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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