White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Schwertner, T. Wayne; Mathewson, Heather A.; Roberson, J. A.; Waggerman, Gary L.

doi:10.2173/bna.710

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“…In native habitats in southern Arizona, white‐winged doves form colonies along linear waterways (e.g. arroyos, rivers; Cottam & Trefethen, ; Schwertner et al ., ) while in southern Texas, white‐winged doves historically nested in native scrub‐oak forests and in citrus orchards (George et al ., ; Schwertner et al ., ). However, concomitant with the loss of these native habitats, white‐winged doves now are more likely to colonize, and therefore occupy, urban areas across the southern USA (Figs & ; Schwertner et al ., ; Collier et al ., ).…”

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“…We included area of urban land cover as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey () within each hexagon because urban areas are known centres of high concentration of white‐winged doves (Fig. ; Schwertner et al ., ). We included ecoregions because white‐winged doves are more likely to colonize an area if it contains environmental conditions that provide for positive fitness outcomes.…”

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“…We assumed BBS routes within a hexagon that were surveyed during a single season were independent of one another. We also assumed that there was no change in occupancy of a hexagon within each season: a reasonable assumption given that white‐winged doves show high site fidelity (Schwertner et al ., ; Collier et al ., ). Detection histories within the hexagons were used to estimate site occupancy in 1979 (ψ 1979 ), colonization at time t (γ t ), extinction at time t (ε t ), and detection probability at time t ( p t ).…”

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“…The largest populations of white‐winged doves in central Texas are now found in urban habitats (West et al ., ; Small & Waggerman, ; Small et al ., ; Collier et al ., ). Second, expansion rates seem to differ across the geographical range of white‐winged doves (George et al ., ) as little expansion has been reported in the western extent of the range (George et al ., ), moderate northward expansion has occurred in western Texas (Small et al ., ), and rapid northward expansion has been documented in central Texas (Hayslette & Hayslette, ; Collier et al ., ) and for the introduced Florida population (Aldrich, ; Schwertner et al ., ). Our objectives were: (1) to quantify spatial and temporal range expansion of white‐winged doves along the northern edge of their geographical range in North America from 1979 to 2007; and (2) to develop a model that could be used to estimate when and where white‐winged doves might be found in the future.…”

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Spatial and temporal patterns of range expansion of white‐winged doves in the USA from 1979 to 2007

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Journal of Biogeography

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Aim The geographical expansion of white-winged doves (Zenaida asiatica) in North America has attracted the attention of biologists and sportsmen because of their recreational and aesthetic value; however, data on factors driving the spatial spread of this species are lacking. We examined spatial and temporal patterns of range expansion for white-winged doves along the northern edge of their geographical range from 1979 to 2007 and used a dynamic occupancy model to estimate when and where doves would be found along an expansion gradient.Location Southern half of the USA.Methods We modelled spatial variation in the range expansion of whitewinged doves from 1979 to 2007 using data from the North American Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) and distance from initial population centre, area of urban land cover, and ecoregion. We used a robust design occupancy analysis to estimate species expansion rate based on a model set grounded in broadscale conditions likely to drive dove distribution. We evaluated our best fitting model (using Akaike's information criterion adjusted for small sample size) by comparing estimates to actual observations in 1993 and 2007 using area under the curve (AUC) metrics from receiver-operating characteristic plots.Results Our spatial distribution model indicated that range expansion of white-winged doves was primarily influenced by distance from the core population centre, with additive effects of ecoregion and land cover. In 1979, whitewinged doves were present in 12% of survey locations, whereas presence increased to 41% by 2007. Across all ecoregions, urban land cover was positively related to probability of occupancy. We evaluated our model for 1993 and 2007 by comparing derived occupancy estimates to sightings of whitewinged doves within our sample hexagons using BBS survey data. Based on high AUC statistics (> 0.85), we concluded that our model was useful for accurately predicting range expansion.Main conclusions Estimating occurrence and range expansion of whitewinged doves and other expanding/invasive avian species at large spatial scales can be effectively conducted using BBS data. Using these nationwide, long-term survey data to relate expansion to a suite of conditions likely to drive population dynamics is an effective approach to developing predictive models of range expansion.

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Spatial and temporal patterns of range expansion of white‐winged doves in the USA from 1979 to 2007

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“…The white‐winged dove ( Zenaida asiatica ) is widely distributed from Texas to southern California with large populations centered in southern Texas, southern New Mexico, and southern Arizona (George et al , Schwertner et al ). Throughout their breeding range, populations vary in migratory behavior and reliance on the fruit and seeds of native and cultivated plants (Schwertner et al ).…”

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Feather isotope analysis reveals differential patterns of habitat and resource use in populations of white-winged doves

2015

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The white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) serves an important ecological role as a diurnal pollinator of the saguaro cactus in the Sonoran desert and an economic role as a highly sought after game bird in North America. White-winged doves are intimately linked to anthropogenic changes on the landscape and because of this, have experienced dramatic population fluctuations over the last 75 years in response, both positively and negatively, to anthropogenic changes on the landscape. To understand the factors driving population growth and decline of migratory species like the white-winged dove, it is imperative we study resource use on both their breeding and wintering grounds. To understand how populations are distributed on the wintering grounds, we tested an alternative to band recovery approaches by using stable isotope analysis. Before we could use isotope analysis to link breeding and wintering locations for this species, we first needed to determine if hydrogen (

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Survival, fidelity, and recovery rates of white‐winged doves in Texas

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Management of migratory birds at the national level has historically relied on regulatory boundaries for definition of harvest restrictions and estimation of demographic parameters. Most species of migratory game birds are not expanding their ranges, so migratory corridors are approximately fixed. White‐winged doves (Zenaida asiatica), however, have undergone significant variation in population structure with marked range expansion occurring in Texas, and range contraction in Arizona, during the last 30 years. Because >85% of white‐winged dove harvest in the United States (approx. 1.3 million annually) now occurs in Texas, information on vital rates of expanding white‐winged dove populations is necessary for informed management. We used band recovery and mark–recapture data to investigate variation in survival and harvest across 3 geographic strata for white‐winged doves banded in the pre‐hunting season in Texas during 2007–2010. We banded 60,742 white‐winged doves, recovered 2,458 bands via harvest reporting, and recaptured 455 known‐age birds between 2007 and 2010. The best supporting model found some evidence for geographic differences in survival rates among strata (A–C) in both hatch‐year (juvenile; A = 0.205 [SE = 0.0476], B = 0.213 [SE = 0.0278], C = 0.364 [SE = 0.0254]) and after‐hatch year (adult; A = 0.483 [SE = 0.0775], B = 0.465 [SE = 0.0366], C = 0.538 [SE = 0.251]) birds. White‐winged doves had a low probability of moving among strata (0.009) or being recaptured (0.002) across all strata. Harvest recovery rates were concordant with estimates for other dove species, but were variable across geographic strata. Based on our results, harvest management strategies for white‐winged doves in Texas and elsewhere should consider differences in population vital rates among geographic strata. © 2012 The Wildlife Society.

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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

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Spatial and temporal patterns of range expansion of white‐winged doves in the USA from 1979 to 2007

Spatial and temporal patterns of range expansion of white‐winged doves in the USA from 1979 to 2007

Feather isotope analysis reveals differential patterns of habitat and resource use in populations of white-winged doves

Survival, fidelity, and recovery rates of white‐winged doves in Texas

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