Pigeons are considered to be urban pests, causing untold damage to buildings and
potentially impacting the health of humans who come into contact with them or their faeces …

At present, urban areas cover almost 3% of the Earth's terrestrial area, and this proportion is
constantly increasing. Although urbanization leads to a decline in biodiversity, at the same …

Habitat structure and complexity are two main components determining bird community
diversity. Although a wide array of components contribute to the physiognomy of urban …

Human commensal species such as rodent pests are often widely distributed across cities
and threaten both infrastructure and public health. Spatially explicit population genomic …

Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

Invasive species are a growing concern with increasing global connectivity. Feral pigeons
(Columba livia) are widespread and invasive, thus their effective control is of keen …

Feral pigeons are descendants of wild rock pigeons that have adapted to the urban habitat.
They have partially conserved the foraging behaviour of their wild ancestors (flights to …

This study aimed to review the scientific literature for information about free-living pigeons
(Columba livia) as potential reservoirs of Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli. Rock doves …

With accelerating rates of urbanization worldwide, a better understanding of ecological
processes at the wildland-urban interface is critical to conserve biodiversity. We explored the …

Urbanization may restrict, facilitate, or have no effect on gene flow, depending on the
organism and extent of urbanization. In human commensals, with high dispersal ability …