“…vocalizations or pheromones) are especially likely to be relevant during the search phase of habitat selection, as they may be perceived well-before many habitat features can be seen in detail (Childress & Herrnkind, 2001;Fletcher, 2006). Indeed, the results of our own and other playback experiments in birds (Albrecht-Mallinger & Bulluck, 2016;Cornell & Donovan, 2010;Mann et al, 2021;Rushing et al, 2015) and frogs (James et al, 2015) suggest a sequential use of social information and direct habitat assessment.…”