The study of habitat use and selection in birds has a long tradition (Grinnell 1917, Kendeigh 1945, Svardson 1949, Hild6n 1965; Block and Brennan 1993). Early habitat-selection theory was characterized by correlative models of habitat characteristics and species abundance (MacArthur and Pianka 1966, Verner et al. 1986, Rosenzweig 1991), which subsequently evolved into models that involved density dependence: the ideal-free and ideal-despotic models (Fretwell and Lucas 1970, Fretwell 1972). More recently, habitat-selection studies have shown that many factors, such as landscape structure, can influence exactly how ideal and free animals are while moving through a landscape and selecting habitats (Karr and Freemark 1983, Pulliam and Danielson 1991, Petit and Petit 1996). Habitat-selection studies have recently assumed a new urgency, partially as a result of the importance of incorporating both habitat and demographic information into conservation planning (Caughley 1994). Nevertheless, ornithologists tend to be inconsistent in their conceptual framework and terminology with regard to (1) what constitutes habitat use versus selection, (2) the behavioral and evolutionary context of their findings, and (3) the order or scale of their study, from microhabitat to geographic range (Johnson 1980, Orians and Wittenberger 1991). The purpose of this review is to address those concerns through a survey of recent literature and highlight areas where improvements or advances can be made in avian habitat ecology. Three Areas of Concern.-Definitions.-The semantic and empirical distinctions between the terms habitat use and habitat selection are often unclear (Hall et al. 1997). Habitat refers to a distinctive set of physical environmental factors that a species uses for its survival and reproduction (Block and Brennan 1993). Habitat use refers to the way in which an individual or species uses habitats to meet its life history needs (Block and Brennan 1993). The study of habitat-use patterns describes the actual distribution of individuals across habitat types (Hutto 1985). Habitat selection refers to a hierarchical process of behavioral re-

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AUK: ORNITHOLOGICAL ADVANCES 是一份国际同行评审期刊，通过对鸟类的研究，发表原创研究和学术成果，推进鸟类和广泛生物学概念（例如生态学、进化、行为、生理学、遗传学）的基础科学知识.文章经常介绍或采用创新的经验和理论方法和分析。期刊所涵盖的主题，无论是单独的还是使用综合的方法，包括：进化史和古生物学系统学和命名行为生态学觅食策略和策略人口生物学和生态学分子生态学社区和景观生态学迁移和定位间距模式和栖息地利用遗传学和基因组学表观遗传学和进化发展生理学和生物化学形态学和解剖学综合和跨学科研究理论和方法学进展主题评论和意见

Ornithology is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and academic contributions through the study of birds, advancing foundational scientific knowledge in ornithology and broader biological concepts such as ecology, evolution, behavior, physiology, and genetics. Articles frequently introduce or employ innovative empirical and theoretical methods and analyses. The topics covered by the journal, whether individually or through integrative approaches, include but are not limited to: evolutionary history and paleobiology, systematics and nomenclature, behavioral ecology, foraging strategies, population biology and ecology, molecular ecology, community and landscape ecology, migration and orientation, habitat use, genetics and genomics, epigenetics and evolutionary development, physiology and biochemistry, morphology and anatomy, integrative and interdisciplinary research, advancements in theory and methodology, as well as thematic reviews and opinions.

《Ornithology》是一本国际同行评审的期刊，致力于通过鸟类研究发表原创性研究和学术成果，推动鸟类及广泛生物学概念（如生态学、进化、生物行为、生理学、遗传学）的基础科学知识。期刊的文章常常采用创新的经验和理论方法进行分析。所涵盖的主题包括但不限于：进化史与古生物学、系统学与命名、行为生态学、觅食策略、人口生物学与生态学、分子生态学、社区与景观生态学、迁徙与定位、栖息地利用、遗传学与基因组学、表观遗传学与进化发展、生理学与生物化学、形态学与解剖学、综合与跨学科研究、理论与方法学进展，以及主题评论与意见。

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Habitat Selection Studies in Avian Ecology: A Critical Review

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