Altamirano, E.I., Bulfon, M. (mbulfon "at" com.uncor.edu) and de Speroni, N.B. (2009) Ovarian histology and reproductive cycle of Columbina picui (Temminck,1813) (Aves: Columbidae) from Córdoba, Argentina. Revista Peruana de Biología 16: 61-66.

Areta, J. (esporofila "at" yahoo.com.ar), Bodrati, A. and Cockle, K. (2009) Specialization on Guadua Bamboo seeds by three bird species in the Atlantic Forest of Argentina. Biotropica 41(1): 66-73 (Purple-winged Ground-dove Claravis godefrida).

Attwood, S.J., Park S.E., Maron, M. (m.maron “at” uq.edu.au), Collard, S.J., Robinson, D., Reardon-Smith, K.M. and Cockfield, G.(2009) Declining birds in Australian agricultural landscapes may benefit from aspects of the European agri-environment model. Biological Conservation.

Babweteera, F. (babweteera “at” forest.mak.ac.ug) and Brown, N. (2009) Can remnant frugivore species effectively disperse tree seeds in secondary tropical rain forests? Biodiversity Conservation (Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata , African Green Pigeon Treron calva ).

Behrooz, R.D. (dahmardeh_behrooz “at” yahoo.com), Esmaili-Sari, A., Ghasempouri, S.M., Bahramifar, N. and Covaci, A. (2009) Organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl residues in feathers of birdsfrom different trophic levels of South-West Iran. Environment International 35 (2009) 285–290 (Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto).

Bellamy, P.E. (pebellamy “at” googlemail.com), Croxton, P.J., Heard, M.S., Hinsley, S.A., Hulmes, L., Hulmes, S., Nuttall, P., Pywell R.F. and Rothery, P. (2009) The impact of growing miscanthus for biomass on farmland bird populations. Biomass and Bioenergy 33: 191–199 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus).

Breeden, J.B. (breeden “at” tarleton.edu), Small, M.F., Baccus, J.T. and Eitniear, J.C. (2009) Vegetative composition of areas with and without breeding Red-Billed Pigeons (Patagioenas flavirostris) in Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist 54(1):68-73.

Campbell, M.O’N. (ecol55 “at” hotmail.com) The impact of habitat characteristics on bird presence and the implications for wildlife management in the environs of Ottawa, Canada. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 8: 87–95 (Morning Dove Zenaida macroura, Rock Pigeon Columba livia).

Cassista, S. (2009) A discussion of theories relating to population dynamics of Passenger Pigeon populations: abundance and extinction. Undergraduate Journal of Anthropology 1: 141-149.

Cherkaoui, I. (imad_cherkaoui “at” yahoo.fr), Selmi, S., Boukhriss, J., Hamid, R-.I. and Mohammed, D. (2009) Factors affecting bird richness in a fragmented cork oak forest in Morocco. Acta oecologica 35: 197–205 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus, Turtle Dove Streptopelia turturI).

Choudhury, A. (2009) Significant recent ornithological records from Manipur, north-east India, with an annotated checklist. Forktail 25: 71-79.

Clavero, M. (miguelito.clavero “at” gmail.com), Brotons, L., Pons, P. and Sol, D. (2009) Prominent role of invasive species in avian biodiversity loss. Biological Conservation.

Dallimer, M. (m.dallimer “at” sheffield.ac.uk), King, T. Atkinson, R.J. (2009) Pervasive threats within a protected area: conserving the endemic birds of São Tomé, West Africa. Animal Conservation 12(3): 209-219 (Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii).

Deconchat, M. (marc.deconchat “at” toulouse.inra.fr), Brockerhoff, E.G. and Barbaro, L. (online) Effects of surrounding landscape composition on the conservation value of native and exotic habitats for native forest birds. Forest Ecology and Management.

Desholm, M. (mde “at” dmu.dk) (2009) Avian sensitivity to mortality: prioritising migratory bird species for assessment at proposed wind farms. Journal of Environmental Management 90: 2672–2679 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus).

Diamond J., Mauro, I., Bishop, K.D. & Wijaya, L. (2009). The avifauna of Kofiau Island, Indonesia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 129(3): 165-181.

Emeny, M.T. , Powlesland, R.G. (rpowlesland "at" doc.govt.nz), Henderson, I.M. and Fordham, R.A. (2009) Feeding ecology of kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) in podocarp–hardwood forest, Whirinaki Forest Park, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): XX-XX.

Garaffa, P.I. (pgaraffa “at” ege.fcen.uba.ar), Filloy, J. and Bellocq, M.I. (2009) Bird community responses along urban–rural gradients: Does the size of the u rbanized area matter? Landscape and Urban Planning 90: 33–41 (Picazuro Pigeon Columba picazuro, Spot-winged Pigeon Columba maculosa, Rock Dove Columba livia, Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata, Picui Ground-Dove Columbina picui).

Gomez, J.P.S., Sison, R.V. and Lohman, D.J. (2009) New bird records for Alabat Island, Quezon Province, Philippines. Forktail 25: 147-149.

Henderson, I.G. (ian.henderson “at” bto.org), Ravenscroft, N., Smith, G. and Holloway, S. (2009) Effects of crop diversification and low pesticide inputs on bird populations on arable land. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 129(1-3): 149-156 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus, Stock Dove Columba oenas, Turtle Dove Steptopelia turtur).

Jayapal, R. (rajah.jp “at” gmail.com), Qureshi, Q. and Chellam, R. (2009) Importance of forest structure versus floristics to composition of avian assemblages in tropical deciduous forests of Central Highlands, India. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 2287–2295 (Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto, Oriental Turtle-dove, Streptopelia orientalis, Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis, Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis).

Khera, N. (neerajkhera “at” gmail.com), Mehta, V. and Sabat B.C. (2009) Interrelationship of birds and habitat features in urban greenspaces in Delhi, India. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (Indian Ring Dove Streptopelia decaocto, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis, Rock Pigeon Columba livia domestica, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera).

Kissling, W. D. (danielkissling "at" web.de), Böhning–Gaese, K. and Jetz, W. (2009) The global distribution of frugivory in birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography (Columbidae).

Lee, M.T., Dong, D.L. & Ong, T.P. (2009). A photographic record of Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina from the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, with notes on identification, distribution and conservation. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 129(3): 122-128.

Lyver, P.O’B. (LyverP “at” landcareresearch.co.nz), Jones, C.J. and Doherty, J.(2009) Flavor or forethought: Tuhoe traditional management strategies for the conservation of kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) in New Zealand. Ecology and Society14(1): 40.

Marrero, P. (pmarrero "at" ipna.csic.es), Fregel, R. Cabrera V.M. and Nogales, M. (2009) Extraction of high-quality host DNA from faeces and regurgitated seeds: a useful tool for vertebrate ecological studies. Biological Research 42: 147-151.

Moran, C. (c.moran “at” griffith.edu.au), Catterall, C.P. and Kanowski, J. (2009) Reduced dispersal of native plant species as a consequence of the reduced abundance of frugivore species in fragmented rainforest. Biological Conservation 142: 541–552 (Wompoo Fruit-dove Ptilinopus magnificus, Superb Fruit-dove Ptilinopus superbus, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove Ptilinopus regina, Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus).

Nogales, M. (mnogales "at" ipna.csic.es), Marrero, P., Padilla, D.P. and Medina, FM. (in press) The study of habitat use by censuses and molecular methods in birds: the case of two sympatric pigeons. Bird Study (Bolle’s Laurel Pigeon Columba bollii; White-tailed Pigeon Columba junoniae).

Ortega-Álvareza, R. and MacGregor-Fors, I. (ian “at” oikos.unam.mx) (2009) Living in the big city: Effects of urban land-use on bird community structure, diversity, and composition. Landscape and Urban Planning 90: 189–195 (Rock Dove Columba livia, Inca Dove Columbina inca).

Pavey, C.R. (chris.pavey “at” nt.gov.au) and Nano, C.E.M. (2009) Bird assemblages of arid Australia: Vegetation patterns have a greater effect than disturbance and resource pulses. Journal of Arid Environments 73: 634–642 (Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera, Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes, Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera, Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata).

Pilgrim, J.D., Bijmakers, P., de Bruynt, T., Doppagne, S., Mahood, S.P. and Tordoff, A.W. (2009) Updates to the distribution and status of birds in Vietnam. Forktail 25: 130-136.

Sanderson, F.J. (Fiona.Sanderson “at” rspb.org.uk), Kloch, A., Sachanowicz, K. and Donald, P.F. (2009) Predicting the effects of agricultural change on farmland bird populations in Poland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 129(1-3): 37-42 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus).

Santos, M. (mgsantos “at” utad.pt), Travassos, P., Repas, M. and Cabral, J.A. (2009) Modelling the performance of bird surveys in non-standard weather conditions: General applications with special reference to mountain ecosystems. Ecological Indicators 9: 41–51 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus).

Schrag, A.M. (anne.schrag “at” wwfus.org), Zaccagnini, M.E., Calamari, N. and Canavelli, S. (2009) Climate and land-use influences on avifauna in central Argentina: Broad-scale patterns and implications of agricultural conversion for biodiversity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 132: 135–142 (Picazuro Pigeon Columba picazuro, Picui Ground-dove Columbina picui, Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata, Spot-winged Pigeon Columba maculosa).&

Schodde, R. (2009). The identity of the type species of the cuckoo-dove genus Macropygia Swainson, 1837 (Columbidae). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 129(3): 188-191.

Sethi, P. (sethipia "at" yahoo.com) and Howe, H.F. (2009) Recruitment of Hornbill-Dispersed Trees in Hunted and Logged Forests of the Indian Eastern Himalaya. Conservation Biology 23(3): 710-718 (Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia).

Suarez-Rubio, M. (msuarez “at” al.umces.edu) and Thomlinson, J.R. (2009) Landscape and patch-level factors influence bird communities in an urbanized tropical island. Biological Conservation 142: 1311–1321 (Rock Dove Columba livia, Scaly-naped Pigeon Columba squamosa, White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala, Plain Pigeon Columba inornata, White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica, Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita, Common Ground-dove Columbina passerine, Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana).

Tellería, J.L. (telleria “at” bio.ucm.es) (2009) Potential impacts of wind farms on migratory birds crossing Spain. Bird Conservation International 19:131-136 (Woodpigeon Columba palumbus).

Twigg, L.E. (ltwigg “at” agric.wa.gov.au), Lowe, T.J., Taylor, C.M., Calver, M.C., Martin, G.R., Stevenson, C. and How, R. (2009) The potential of seed-eating birds to spread viable seeds of weeds and other undesirable plants. Austral Ecology (2009) 34, 805–820 (Bronzewing Pigeon Phaps chalcoptera, Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata, Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes, Senegal Dove Streptopelia senegalensis).

Vallejo, Jr., B.M. (bmvallejo “at” up.edu.ph; ben.vallejo “at” gmail.com), Aloy, A.B. and Ong, P.S. (2009) The distribution, abundance and diversity of birds in Manila's last greenspaces. Landscape and Urban Planning 89(3-4): 75-85 (Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon Ducula poliocephala, White-eared Brown Dove Phapitreron leucotis, Rock Dove Columba livia, Zebra Dove Geopelia striata, Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis).

van Rensburg, B.J. (bjvanrensburg “at” zoology.up.ac.za ), Peacock, D.S. and Robertson, M.P. (2009) Biotic homogenization and alien bird species along an urban gradient in South Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning (Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea, Rock Dove Columba livia, Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola, Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis).

Worthy, T.H. (t.worthy “at” unsw.edu.au), Hand, S.J.,  Worthy, J.P., Tennyson, A.J.D. and Scofield (2009) A large fruit pigeon (Columbidae) from the early Miocene of New Zealand. Auk 126(3): 649–656.

Zurita, G.A. (gazurita “at” ege.fcen.uba.ar) and Zuleta, G.A. (in press) Bird use of logging gaps in a subtropical mountain forest: The influence of habitat structure and resource abundance in the Yungas of Argentina. Forest Ecology and Management (White-faced Dove Leptotila megalura, Blue Ground-dove Claravis pretiosa).