Table 11. Survival rates (%) of adult mourning doves banded in Missouri in 1965-76. 





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Year Number - 
banded banded 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Total 
1968 687 13 9 6 2 1 1 1 — — 33 
1969 1,508 4] 12 7 4 l - l — 66 
1970 842 24 7 8 2 1 — 42 
1971 1,083 21 8 5 1 — — 35 
1972 1,359 34 6 5 ] = 46 
1973 904 23 5 5 2 35 
1974 456 13 1 ] 15 
1975 227 5 2 7 
1976 261 7 7 
Total 7,327 13 50 42 37 55 38 26 13 12 
Results: 
Survival Standard 95% confidence 
Year rate error interval 
1968 64.60 16,19 32.87- 96.34 
1969 34,34 7.80 19.04- 49.64 
1970 71.97 17.86 36.96-106.98 Average survival rate = 42.4% 
1971 46.76 11.30 24.60- 68.91 Standard error = 3.1 
1972 28.36 7.22 14,22— 42.51 95% confidence interval = 36,4-48.5 
1973 44.70 15.09 15.12— 74.27 Mortality rate = 57.6% 
1974 25.45 12.78 4.21— 50.83 
1975 23.31 14.04 —4,21— 50,83 
and 2.33%, respectively. The average annual direct re- Survival Rates 
covery rate for the three Missouri regions was variable. The 
western region had the lowest rate (2.01%); eastern and An average annual adult survival rate of 42% was com- 
central Missouri had rates of 3.59 and 3.11%, respectively. puted for Missouri for 1968-76 (Table 11). The annual sur- 
Eastern Missouri had the highest direct recovery rate for vival rates for adult males and adult females during this 
all ages and sexes, and central Missouri was next. period were 47 and 31%, respectively (Tables 12 and 13). 
Table 12. Survival rates (%) of adult male mourning doves banded in Missouri in 1968-76. 


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Year Number 
banded banded 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Total 
1968 456 11 8 4 2 ] ] 1 + =~ 28 
1969 805 20 9 5 3 1 ~ — — 38 
1970 618 18 4 8 2 1 = = 33 
1971 730 13 6 4 1 — _- 24 
1972 526 20 5 5 ] — 31 
1973 526 19 3 5 1 28 
1974 266 8 ] — 9 
1975 138 2 — 2 
1976 174 5 5 
Total 4,537 1] 28 31 24 38 32 19 9 6 
Results: 
Survival rate = 46.7% 
Standard error = -§. 
95% confidence interval = 40.8-52.7 
Mortality rate = §3.3% 
