scholarly journals Behavioural traits of individual homing pigeons, Columba livia f. domestica, in their homing flights

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0201291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Schiffner ◽  
Patrick Fuhrmann ◽  
Juliane Reimann ◽  
Roswitha Wiltschko
Keyword(s):  
Columba Livia ◽  
Homing Pigeons

Short distance phase shifts revisited: tracking clock-shifted homing pigeons (Rock Dove Columba livia) close to the loft

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD HOLLAND ◽  
FRANSISCO BONADONNA ◽  
LUIGI DALL'ANTONIA ◽  
SILVANO BENVENUTI ◽  
THERESA BURT DE PERERA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Distance ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Phase Shifts ◽  
Homing Pigeons

Overall dynamic body acceleration as an indicator of dominance in Homing Pigeons ( Columba livia)

Ibis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhianna L. Ricketts ◽  
Daniel W. E. Sankey ◽  
Bryce P. Tidswell ◽  
Joshua Brown ◽  
Joseph F. Deegan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Columba Livia ◽  
Homing Pigeons ◽  
Body Acceleration ◽  
Overall Dynamic Body Acceleration

scholarly journals Learning multiple routes in homing pigeons

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 20140119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Flack ◽  
Tim Guilford ◽  
Dora Biro
Keyword(s):  
Learning And Memory ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Memory Systems ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Central Place Foraging ◽  
Homing Pigeons ◽  
Multiple Routes ◽  
Avian Navigation ◽  
Multiple Releases ◽  
Training Protocol

The aerial lifestyle of central-place foraging birds allows wide-ranging movements, raising fundamental questions about their remarkable navigation and memory systems. For example, we know that pigeons ( Columba livia ), long-standing models for avian navigation, rely on individually distinct routes when homing from familiar sites. But it remains unknown how they cope with the task of learning several routes in parallel. Here, we examined how learning multiple routes influences homing in pigeons. We subjected groups of pigeons to different training protocols, defined by the sequence in which they were repeatedly released from three different sites, either sequentially, in rotation or randomly. We observed that pigeons from all groups successfully developed and applied memories of the different release sites (RSs), irrespective of the training protocol, and that learning several routes in parallel did not impair their capacity to quickly improve their homing efficiency over multiple releases. Our data also indicated that they coped with increasing RS uncertainty by adjusting both their initial behaviour upon release and subsequent homing efficiency. The results of our study broaden our understanding of avian route following and open new possibilities for studying learning and memory in free-flying animals.

Acquisition of a Same-Different Discrimination Task by Pigeons (Columba Livia)

2012 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-262
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Miyata ◽  
Kazuo Fujita
Keyword(s):  
Individual Variation ◽  
Discrimination Task ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
The Other ◽  
Chance Level ◽  
Learning Criterion ◽  
Homing Pigeons ◽  
Considerable Individual Variation

Four homing pigeons were trained to discriminate two figures simultaneously presented on an LCD screen. The figure was either a rectangle (A) or a square (B), and four combinations of the two figures, AA, AB, BA, BB, appeared in a pseudo-randomized order. The pigeons' task was to peck one of these figures based upon whether the two figures were identical or not. One pigeon successfully learned this discrimination, with proportions of correct responses above 90% in two consecutive sessions. Of the other birds, two performed above chance level but had difficulty meeting a learning criterion of above 80% in two consecutive sessions. All birds achieved this criterion when the combinations of figures presented were reduced to two. Results suggested that learning the present same-different discrimination is within the capacity of pigeons to a certain extent, although there exists considerable individual variation in the pigeons' skills to acquire complex discrimination.

scholarly journals Whole genome resequencing data for rock pigeon (Columba livia)

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Esmailizadeh ◽  
Hamed Kharrati-Koopaee ◽  
Hojjat Assadoullahpour Nanaei
Keyword(s):  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Homing Pigeon ◽  
Genetic Mechanism ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Genome Resequencing ◽  
Homing Pigeons ◽  
Rock Pigeon ◽  
Whole Genome Resequencing

Abstract Objective Navigation is the most important feature of homing pigeons, however no integrated response to genetic mechanism of navigation has been reported. The generated data herein represent whole-genome resequencing data for homing pigeon and three other breeds of rock pigeons. Selective sweep analysis between homing pigeon and other breeds of rock pigeon can provide new insight about identification of candidate genes and biological pathways for homing pigeon ability. Data description Whole-genomes sequence data related to 95 birds from four breeds of rock pigeons including, 29 feral pigeons, 24 Shiraz tumblers, 24 Persian high flyers and 18 homing pigeons were provided. More than 6.94 billion short reads with coverage (average ≈7.50 x) and 407.1 Gb data were produced. Whole genome sequencing was carried out on the Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform using a 350 bp library size and 150 bp paired-end read lengths. The whole genome sequencing data have been submitted at the NCBI SRA Database (PRJNA532675). The presented data set can provide useful genomic information to explain the genetic mechanism of navigation ability of homing pigeons and also testing other genetic hypothesis by genomic analysis.

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