#483 Martens' Diet

Studies of pine martens in Scotland have shown that the diet varies ___ with small mammals, berries (in late summer/autumn) and small birds being the main foods. Recent work on a plantation has shown that martens ___ their home ranges in areas dominated by forests and ___ shrubs. Within home ranges, martens utilize areas of grassy vegetation within the forest which are typically associated with Microtus voles, for which a strong selective ___ over other small mammals is shown.