Territory occupancy and parental quality as proxies for spatial prioritization of conservation areas.

In order to maximize their fitness, individuals aim at choosing territories offering the most appropriate combination of resources. As population size fluctuates in time, the frequency of breeding territory occupancy reflects territory quality. We investigated the relationships between the frequency...

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Main Authors: Matthias Tschumi, Michael Schaub, Raphaël Arlettaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4023974?pdf=render