Habitat selection in a rocky landscape: experimentally decoupling the influence of retreat site attributes from that of landscape features.

Organisms selecting retreat sites may evaluate not only the quality of the specific shelter, but also the proximity of that site to resources in the surrounding area. Distinguishing between habitat selection at these two spatial scales is complicated by co-variation among microhabitat factors (i.e.,...

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Main Authors: Benjamin M Croak, David A Pike, Jonathan K Webb, Richard Shine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3373508?pdf=render