Migratory Dates, Breeding Phenology, and Reproductive Success of European Turtle Doves between Lowlands and Highest Breeding Habitats in North Africa

Table 3

Turtle dove’s breeding success at Midelt (n = 20 apple orchards) and Beni Mellal (n = 20 orange groves).

Habitats	Midelt		Beni Mellal
	Parameters	Number	%	Number	%
Nests	Total	467	100	426	100
	Succeeded	345	73.87	344	80.98
	Predated	98	20.98	24	5.63
	Abandoned	24	5.14	57	13.38
Eggs	Total	635	100	532	100
	Succeeded	455	71.16	344	64.66
	Predated	120	18.89	60	11.27
	Abandoned	28	4.41	116	21.80
	Destructed	0	0	11	2.25
	Unhatched	32	5.03	1	0.18
Chicks	Total	455	100	344	100
	Succeeded	362	79.56	319	93.02
	Predated	48	10.54	8	2.32
	Died	25	5.49	1	0.02
	Abandoned	20	4.39	16	4.65