"Columbidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.
| Descriptor ID |
D010856
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.165.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Columba livia- Columba livia
- Rock Doves
- Dove, Rock
- Doves, Rock
- Rock Dove
- Feral Pigeons
- Feral Pigeon
- Pigeon, Feral
- Pigeons, Feral
- Domestic Pigeons
- Domestic Pigeon
- Pigeon, Domestic
- Pigeons, Domestic
- Rock Pigeons
- Pigeon, Rock
- Pigeons, Rock
- Rock Pigeon
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Columbidae" by people in Profiles.
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Shapiro MD, Kronenberg Z, Li C, Domyan ET, Pan H, Campbell M, Tan H, Huff CD, Hu H, Vickrey AI, Nielsen SC, Stringham SA, Hu H, Willerslev E, Gilbert MT, Yandell M, Zhang G, Wang J. Genomic diversity and evolution of the head crest in the rock pigeon. Science. 2013 Mar 01; 339(6123):1063-7.
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Dunston GM. A passion for the science of the human genome. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Nov; 23(21):4154-6.
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Bermejo R, Zeigler HP. Trigeminal deafferentation and conditioned pecking in pigeons. Behav Brain Res. 1999 Mar; 99(2):181-9.
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Ye S, Wild JM, Balsam P, Zeigler HP. Organization of quinto-frontal structures in hatchling ring doves (Streptopelia risoria). Brain Res. 1998 Mar 30; 788(1-2):349-52.
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Bermejo R, Zeigler HP. Conditioned 'prehension' in the pigeon: kinematics, coordination and stimulus control of the pecking response. Behav Brain Res. 1998 Mar; 91(1-2):173-84.
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Zeigler HP. Behavioral morphology of the pigeon's peck: ingestion, prehension and cognition. Eur J Morphol. 1997 Oct; 35(4):255-68.
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Ploog BO, Zeigler HP. Key-peck probability and topography in a concurrent variable-interval variable-interval schedule with food and water reinforcers. J Exp Anal Behav. 1997 Jan; 67(1):109-29.
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Wild JM, Zeigler HP. Central projections and somatotopic organisation of trigeminal primary afferents in pigeon (Columba livia). J Comp Neurol. 1996 Apr 22; 368(1):136-52.
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Ploog BO, Zeigler HP. Effects of food-pellet size on rate, latency, and topography of autoshaped key pecks and gapes in pigeons. J Exp Anal Behav. 1996 Jan; 65(1):21-35.
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Allan RW, Zeigler HP. Autoshaping the pigeon's gape response: acquisition and topography as a function of reinforcer type and magnitude. J Exp Anal Behav. 1994 Sep; 62(2):201-23.