"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Columbidae" by people in Profiles.
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Three-choice discrimination among (+)-amphetamine, fenfluramine and saline in pigeons. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1990 Apr; 35(4):971-80.
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Discriminative stimulus properties of local anesthetics in d-amphetamine- and pentobarbital-trained pigeons. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1989 Jul; 33(3):527-31.
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Role of L3T4 and Ia in the heteroclitic response of T cells to cytochrome c. J Immunol. 1986 Jun 01; 136(11):3933-8.
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Dopaminergic nature of feeding-induced behavioral stereotypies in stressed pigeons. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1983 Feb; 18(2):153-8.
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Lesion-produced telencephalic catecholamine imbalances and altered operant pecking rates in pigeons. Physiol Behav. 1982 Dec; 29(6):1045-50.
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Comparative pathogenetic patterns in atherosclerosis. Adv Lipid Res. 1968; 6:181-206.