[NatureNS] How scientists refer to pigeons

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Randy,

If you are at meeting with zoologists from other places with different
species and are talking informally about Columba livia, what would you
call them?

Thanks

--
Gerald

On 12/6/13, 1:03 PM, Randy Lauff wrote:
> If it's clear by the context that I'm referring to the local bird, I
> just say "pigeon"; since we don't have any other species of pigeon,
> there should be no confusion.
> 
> Randy
> 
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> 
> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.
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> On 6 December 2013 12:42, Gerald <naturens@zdoit.airpost.net
> <mailto:naturens@zdoit.airpost.net>> wrote:
> 
>     How do zoologists refer to the rock pigeon in conversation with other
>     zoologists? I refer to Columba livia. Not in papers or presentations,
>     just talking around the lab. For example, scientists usually say
>     Drosophila instead of fruit fly or Drosophila melanogaster, and
>     Strongylo to refer to Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
> 
>     Thanks
> 
>     --
>     Gerald
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