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10633557

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Scent markings of voles are visible via their ultraviolet reflection. Kestrels, and possibly other diurnal raptors, may use this property when hunting. We performed a laboratory study on bank voles to determine whether UV-reflectance of scent marks differs in relation to sex, age and social status. When reflectance spectra of scent marks were measured with a spectro-radiometer, we found UV reflectance to be strongest in mature males. There were no differences between mature females and immature juveniles, nor between sexes in juveniles or mature and immature individuals in females. Moreover, we did not find any difference in UV reflectance between dominant and subordinate mature males. The results of this study support earlier findings that UV sensitive predators may use UV reflectance of scent marks as a prey cue. Consequently, studies on differing vulnerability of voles to avian predators should take into account not only their space use and behaviour but also the UV reflectance of their scent marks.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0340-7594
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
185
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
561-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex and age-specific differences in ultraviolet reflectance of scent marks of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, University of Turku, Finland. Minkoi@utu.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't