Effects of stimuli emanating from the nest on the reproductive cycle in the ring dove. I: pre-laying behaviour.
The course of several behavioural patterns could be influenced by controlling the state of the nest available to a pair of ring doves (Streptopelia risoria). These patterns were: wing-flipping, handling of nesting material, nest bowl occupancy, and nervous activities. In groups having to build nests, the onset of wing-flipping by the female occurred at a predictable time before egg-laying. It is argued that during nest-building a female influences the male to carry material to her by sitting in the nest bowl and wing-flipping. In pairs provided with a completed nest, the course of the pre-laying cycle was changed and the 'typical' sex roles did not emerge. The relationships between the male and female are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005426:Flight, Animal; D006120:Grooming; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D009425:Nesting Behavior; D010058:Oviposition; D012098:Reproduction; D012737:Sex Factors; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013997:Time Factors; D014828:Vocalization, Animal