The General Phenomenon Whereby an Animal's Experience in Its Natal

The general phenomenon whereby an animal's experience in its natal habitat induces a preference for a post-dispersal habitat with similar qualities is called natal habitat preference induction (NHPI; Davis and Stamps 2004) . It has been suggested that NHPI

A) assists in identifying a habitat of sufficient quality in which to settle.
B) increases fitness because the individual's particular phenotype has been shaped by a similar habitat.
C) minimizes the costs of the search phase of habitat selection.
D) all of the above.