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perceptual trap: a standalone construct

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Conservation biology

the mistake in which animals avoid a high-quality habitat because cues make it look poor, the reverse of an ecological trap.

In conservation biology, perceptual trap refers to the mistake in which animals avoid a high-quality habitat because cues make it look poor, the reverse of an ecological trap. This meaning comes from Patten (2010) in Ecological Applications.[1]

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conservation4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs mistake2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers trap3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Patten, M. A., & Kelly, J. F. (2010). Habitat selection and the perceptual trap. Ecological Applications, 20(8), 2148-2156. https://doi.org/10.1890/09-2370.1

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