| Titre : | Rough-legged Buzzards use vole scent marks to assess hunting areas |
| Auteurs : | M. Koivula, Auteur ; J. Viitala, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of Avian Biology (30(3) SEP 1999) |
| Article en page(s) : | 329-332 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | zeVoles scent mark their territories with urine and faeces that are visible in ultraviolet (UV) light. Rough-legged Buzzards Buteo lagopus feed mainly on votes. We performed a field experiment in northern Finland to test whether buzzards are attracted to UV-visible vole scent marks. The buzzards hunted more often on plots with vole scent marks than on control plots. Our results indicate that Rough-Legged Buzzards may be able to use vote scent marks as a cue when searching for profitable hunting and breeding areas. |



