Maladaptive habitat selection of a migratory passerine bird in a human-modified landscape.

In human-altered environments, organisms may preferentially settle in poor-quality habitats where fitness returns are lower relative to available higher-quality habitats. Such ecological trapping is due to a mismatch between the cues used during habitat selection and the habitat quality. Maladaptive...

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Main Authors: Franck A Hollander, Hans Van Dyck, Gilles San Martin, Nicolas Titeux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3184164?pdf=render