Replication data for the experimental study that investigates the between-year variation in spruce seed palatability as it is perceived by captured wild bank voles in South-Eastern Norway.

This study investigated whether bank voles can distinguish between Norway spruce seeds from different mast years. In controlled trials, voles did not show significant preferences for a certain seed batch. The results support that variations in the small spruce seeds may be primarily a quantitative burst of food (i.e., during mast seeding) rather than a factor that shapes vole feeding behaviour.

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