Do Tengmalm's owls see vole scent marks visible in ultraviolet light?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 873-877

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCENT MARKS; TENGMALM'S OWLS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; VOLE;

AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; ARENA; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0342547242     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0513     Document Type: Article

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