"Columbidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Family in the order COLUMBIFORMES, comprised of pigeons or doves. They are BIRDS with short legs, stout bodies, small heads, and slender bills. Some sources call the smaller species doves and the larger pigeons, but the names are interchangeable.
Descriptor ID |
D010856
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.165.150
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Concept/Terms |
Columba livia- Columba livia
- Rock Doves
- Dove, Rock
- Doves, Rock
- Rock Dove
- Feral Pigeons
- Feral Pigeon
- Pigeon, Feral
- Pigeons, Feral
- Domestic Pigeons
- Domestic Pigeon
- Pigeon, Domestic
- Pigeons, Domestic
- Rock Pigeons
- Pigeon, Rock
- Pigeons, Rock
- Rock Pigeon
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Cytochrome b reduction by hexaammineruthenium in mitochondria and submitochondrial particles. Evidence for heme b-562 localization at the M-side of the mitochondrial membrane. FEBS Lett. 1984 Sep 17; 175(1):100-4.