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[This article belongs to Volume - 57, Issue - 07]

Abstract : The objective of the study is to find and provide answers on the ecology of the reproduction of turtle doves in an artificial agricultural habitat, composed of two orchards, in particular apricot and olive trees. A total of 203 active dove nests were monitored in these artificial agrosystems. The density of the nests was higher in the apricot orchards 02,61 nest/ha and 02 nest/ha for the olive tree. Breeding success was higher in apricot orchards than in olive trees. The mean clutch size in the two orchards was 01,93±0,01 eggs per nest. Apricot habitat was 1,90±0,03 and olive was 1,96±0,01. Nest abandonment (69,2%, n=45) and predation (16,9%, n=11) were the main causes of failed incubation stages. The breeding success of nests in the two orchards was 62,89%, for apricot and olive were 65,36% and 59,66% respectively. Desertion was the main cause of nest failure with a value of 69,2%, followed by predation with a frequency of 16,9%. Apricot orchards are the preferred breeding habitat of the dove in this region. In both orchards, nest position variables were not a significant predictor of nesting success.