Do scent marks increase predation risk of microtine rodents?

Reproductive activities, including signalling with scents, may increase the risk of predation. Mammalian predators, like small mustelids, find voles by using odour cues of scent marks. Scent marks are also visible in ultraviolet light, and at least some diurnal raptors are attracted to these marking...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oikos 2001-11, Vol.95 (2), p.275-281
Hauptverfasser:	Koivula, Minna, Korpimäki, Erkki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal ethology Animal traps Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Birds of prey CAMPAGNOL DEPREDACION Ditches FINLAND FINLANDE FINLANDIA Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Male animals Mammalia Mammals Mice Microtinae Mustelidae ODEUR Odors OLOR PREDATION Predators Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry REPRODUCCION REPRODUCTION RIESGO RISK RISQUE SMELL TOPILLOS Vertebrata VOLES
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