Territoriality and Aggression
14 important questions on Territoriality and Aggression
What are 2 factors that explain the density of individuals in different habitat locations?
-number of other individuals
What is the ideal free distribution model?
What are the 5 assumptions of the ideal free distribution model?
- individuals attempt to maximize their fitness when settling in a habitat
- habitat locations differ in the recourses they contain
- the fitness of individuals in an habitat decrease as more individuals settle because of increase competition for resources -> fitness is negatively density dependent
- individuals have equal competitive ability and can accurately assess the fitness payoff of each habitat
- individuals are free to move between habitats at no cost
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What does the ideal free distribution model assumes?
What is conspecific attraction and what are the 2 functions?
- allee effect: fitness increases as more individuals settle
- conspecific cueing: assessing the quality of a new habitat by using another individual as an indicator -> used by new males
An area of repeated use, not defended to obtain is a? can it overlap?
What is the challenge hypotheses in relation to testosterone?
What is the winner effect?
What is the winner-challenge effect?
Which theory is a cost-benefit approach and how is it used?
What is a model of game theory and how is it used?
What are 2 strategies of the hawk-dove model?
- hawk: fight until victory or injury
- dove: never fight but uses low cost display
What is the evolutionary stable strategy?
Which model is meant when males choose to display aggressively for any duration?
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