Why lemmings have indoor plumbing in summer
The faeces and urine of microtine rodents are visible in ultraviolet light, and diurnal raptors, such as European kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) and rough-legged buzzards (Buteo lagopus), have the ability to see in ultraviolet light. It has been reported that in Fennoscandia, these raptors use this ab...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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National Research Council Canada
1996
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/502 |