Organisms often rely on environmental cues to make behavioral and life-history decisions.
However, in environments that have been altered suddenly by humans, formerly reliable …

When an animal settles preferentially in a habitat within which it does poorly relative to other
available habitats, it is said to have been caught in an “ecological trap.” Although the …

A recently developed integrative framework proposes that the vulnerability of a species to
environmental change depends on the species' exposure and sensitivity to environmental …

Low‐density rural home development is the fastest‐growing form of land use in the United
States since 1950. This “exurban” development (∼ 6–25 homes/km2) includes urban fringe …

590—PERSPECTIVES IN ORNITHOLOGY— AUK, VOL. 129 of young fledged) metrics. We
focused on papers that assessed nest success with respect to nest predation and/or …

Summary 1 Identifying the habitat features that influence habitat selection and enhance
fitness is critical for effective management. Ecological theory predicts that habitat choices …

Purse seine fishing on fish aggregating devices (FADs) has expanded considerably during
the last 15 yr in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries, and FADs currently account for about …

The nesting habitat of most freshwater turtle species has been described, but factors
influencing maternal nest site selection have rarely been tested experimentally. Offspring …

Species with large geographical ranges provide an excellent model for studying how
different populations respond to dissimilar local conditions, particularly with respect to …

Ecological traps arise when animals choose to settle in poor-quality habitats, leading to a
reduction in their survival or productivity. Although this phenomenon has received …