TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioural constraints and conservation biology
T2 - Conspecific attraction and recruitment
AU - Reed, J. Michael
AU - Dobson, Andrew P.
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - Wildlife managers have devoted considerable time and research to determine how animals judge the suitability and quality of their habitat. These analyses typically center on habitat characteristics and often produce equivocal results. An additional method of habitat assessment is to examine the extent to which animals, and particularly birds, use conspecifics as cues to establishing breeding and feeding territories. Conspecifics can be indicators of habitat quality, or they might intrinsically affect reproductive success. Here we discuss the implications of conspecific attraction for biologists who wish to conserve endangered species that are living in fragmented habitats.
AB - Wildlife managers have devoted considerable time and research to determine how animals judge the suitability and quality of their habitat. These analyses typically center on habitat characteristics and often produce equivocal results. An additional method of habitat assessment is to examine the extent to which animals, and particularly birds, use conspecifics as cues to establishing breeding and feeding territories. Conspecifics can be indicators of habitat quality, or they might intrinsically affect reproductive success. Here we discuss the implications of conspecific attraction for biologists who wish to conserve endangered species that are living in fragmented habitats.
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U2 - 10.1016/0169-5347(93)90201-Y
DO - 10.1016/0169-5347(93)90201-Y
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0027871458
VL - 8
SP - 253
EP - 256
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
SN - 0169-5347
IS - 7
ER -