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HABITAT selection has important ecological and evolutionary consequences for birds as for other animals1–4, yet although there is abundant evidence from natural observation that it occurs, little is known of the cues by which habitats are recognised, nor the role of experience in determining such preferences5–10.
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PARTRIDGE, L. Habitat selection in titmice. Nature 247, 573–574 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247573a0
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