P1: Density-dependent social strength. As density increases, individuals
are expected to increase their social network strength. |
P1a: No
directional prediction. |
P1b: No directional prediction. |
P2: Density-dependent habitat specialization. |
P2a: As density
increases, individuals are expected to become habitat specialists
(Fortin et al. 2008). |
P2b: As density increases, individuals
are expected to become habitat generalists (Pyke et al.
1977). |
P3: Phenotypic covariance between social strength and habitat
specialization (Webber & Vander Wal 2018). |
P3a: More social
individuals are expected to be habitat generalists. |
P3b: More social
individuals are expected to be habitat specialists. |
P4: Repeatability of social strength and habitat specialization, such
that behavioural traits are expected to be consistent through space and
time (Bell et al. 2009). |
P4a: Ideal Free Distribution is
agnostic to the identity of individuals. |
P4b: Within the framework of
Optimal Foraging Theory and behavioural ecology theory, individual
behaviours are expected to be consistent through space and
time. |
P5: Adaptive value of density-dependent social strength (Webber &
Vander Wal 2018).
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P5a: Low density: higher fitness for more social individuals
High density: higher fitness for less social individuals
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P5b: No directional predictions.
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P6: Adaptive value of density-dependent habitat specialization.
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P6a: Low density: higher fitness for habitat specialists
High density: higher fitness for habitat generalists (McLoughlin
et al. 2006; Fortin et al. 2008).
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P6b: Low density: higher fitness for habitat generalists
High density: higher fitness for habitat specialists Tinker et
al. (2008).
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