Another species of bird, the common pigeon (Columba livia) has also adapted to living in cities. Pigeons can be found in urban spaces around the world, taking advantage of the plentiful nesting ...

Street pigeons are a variety of the species Columba livia, the rock pigeon—so called because in the true wild it lives on sea cliffs and canyon walls.

Validation of such a mechanism has been hampered by the absence of structures of vertebrate CRYs that have functional photochemistry. Here we present crystal structures of Columba livia (pigeon) CRY4 ...

Life Fancy pigeons flaunt their feathers in this striking photo series Photographer Luisa Maria Stagno is on a mission to document the most unusual pigeons out there, from a Danish Suabian to a ...

Birds utilize complex coupled motions in their forelimbs to maintain exceptional flight performance. Understanding these dynamics is essential for designing biomimetic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Pigeon Nesting in Urban Settings The feral form of the wild Rock Dove, scientifically known as Columba livia domestica, has become an everyday part of urban life in cities across the globe.

Results: The Columba livia IFNAR-1 displayed 88.5%, 80.5% and 73.8% nucleotide identity to Falco peregrinus, Gallus and Taeniopygia guttata, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the IFNAR1 gene ...

Sequence analysis of the predicted Columba livia IFNAR-1 protein translated from the nucleotide sequence of the Columba livia IFNAR1 fragment was performed using NCBI and ExPaSy software. Signal ...

Derry recently played host to the finale of a European-wide odyssey in celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses.