Genotypic-specific habitat selection: a new model and its application.
A new model of genotypic-specific habitat selection is proposed in which habitats are given a biologically meaningful way with differences in the frequency of various niches. Conditions for polymorphism are quite robust even for small viability differences. A method to estimate habitat selection parameters from information on habitat preference is given. Even when habitat preference is not great, it may have a large effect on maintaining polymorphism.
Hedrick
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Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
D000818:Animals; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D005838:Genotype; D008957:Models, Genetic; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity