The study of habitat selection and population interactions has a history about as long as any
integrative topic in ecology. Its literature is classically scientific in the sense that it combines …

Because adaptive shifts may often be initiated by evolutionary changes in behavior, it is of
interest to determine the extent to which natural populations harbor genetic variation for …

Habitat selection, and its associated density and frequency-dependent evolution, has a
profound influence on such vital phenomena as population regulation, species interactions …

A graphical model describing the optimal choices of two species competing for resources in
two types of habitats is tested with hummingbirds in the field. In this model, both species …

A long and intense controversy over the mechanisms of control of animal populations in
nature has accompanied the development of ecology as a vigorous science during the past …

Although ecological theorists have shown that frequency-dependent prey selection may
permit the coexistence of quite similar competitors, there are compelling reasons to suggest …

Microhabitat preferences are assumed to be adaptive, suggesting that fitness is higher in
preferred microhabitats and potentially reflecting natural selection on habitat choices. I …

In the model described, we attempt to link breeding-site selection to population dynamics for
situations in which there is more than one distinct type of habitat. The distribution of …

Any character that has a substantial effect on a species' distribution and abundance can
exert a variety of indirect effects on evolutionary processes. It is suggested that an …

Question: What are the conditions required for natural selection to produce phenotypes
specially adapted to the various habitats available in nature? Model: Assume there are two …