Innate and learned aspects of vole urine UV-reflectance use in the hunting behaviour of the common kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 318-322

  Zampiga, Eleonora ^a   Gaibani, Giorgia ^a   Csermely, Davide ^a   Frey, Hans ^b   Hoi, Herbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HUNTING; INNATE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; RODENT; SCENT MARKING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URINE; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MURIDAE;

EID: 33748757316     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03825.x     Document Type: Article

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