Kestrels prefer scent marks according to species and reproductive status of voles

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 415-420

  Koivula, Minna ^a,b   Viitala, Jussi ^b   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Kestrel; Prey choice; Reflectance; Scent marks; Vole

Indexed keywords

PREY SELECTION; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RODENT; SCENT MARKING;

ARENA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; FALCONIFORMES; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS; MURIDAE; RAPTORES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033492350     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682544     Document Type: Article

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