The adaptive value of habitat preferences from a multi-scale spatial perspective: insights from marsh-nesting avian species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Habitat selection and its adaptive outcomes are crucial features for animal life-history strategies. Nevertheless, congruence between habitat preferences and breeding success has been rarely demonstrated, which may result from the single-scale evaluation of animal choices. As habitat selection is a complex multi-scale process in many groups of animal species, investigating adaptiveness of habitat selection in a multi-scale framework is crucial. In this study, we explore whether habitat preferences acting at different spatial scales enhance the fitness of bird species, and check the appropriateness of single vs. multi-scale models. We expected that variables found to be more important for habitat selection at individual scale(s), would coherently play a major role in affe

SUBMITTER: Jedlikowski J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5372843 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature