Abstract: The nesting problem, also known as the packing problem, or the bin packing problem, is a classic and popular NP-hard problem that is widely used in industries such as metal cutting, leather, ...

The Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) is a columbid bird commonly found throughout most of Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and Australia. Its preferred habitat includes scrubland, ...

Last spring, Katie Kring-Schreifels noticed two mourning doves fluttering in the maple tree outside her bedroom window. With the help of binoculars, over the course of several weeks she watched as the ...

Pigeons and Doves are members of the same family – Columbidae – and the names “pigeon” and “dove” have little relevance. Those we call “pigeons” are generally larger than those we call doves. Pigeons ...

UK households are being warned not to disturb doves or pigeons in their garden from February - or face a possible fine and prosecution. Doves and pigeons both belong to the same family of birds, ...

The Italian Wood Pigeon Coordination presents the first results of the monitoring of the Tortora and nesting Wood Pigeon, conducted through song censuses at an interregional scale. Heartfelt thanks go ...