Behavioral Ecology

  1. Territorial Behavior and Space Use
    1. Economic Theory of Territoriality
      1. Costs of Territory Defense
        1. Energy Expenditure
          1. Time Allocation
            1. Injury Risk
              1. Opportunity Costs
              2. Benefits of Territory Ownership
                1. Resource Access
                  1. Mating Opportunities
                    1. Offspring Protection
                      1. Information Advantages
                      2. Economic Defendability
                        1. Resource Predictability
                          1. Resource Density
                            1. Intruder Pressure
                              1. Boundary Length Effects
                            2. Territory Establishment and Maintenance
                              1. Settlement Patterns
                                1. Ideal Free Distribution
                                  1. Ideal Despotic Distribution
                                    1. Prior Residence Effects
                                      1. Habitat Assessment
                                      2. Boundary Formation
                                        1. Scent Marking
                                          1. Visual Displays
                                            1. Acoustic Signals
                                              1. Physical Barriers
                                              2. Territory Size Regulation
                                                1. Resource Requirements
                                                  1. Population Density Effects
                                                    1. Individual Quality
                                                      1. Environmental Variation
                                                    2. Territorial Contests and Conflicts
                                                      1. Contest Dynamics
                                                        1. Assessment Strategies
                                                          1. Escalation Patterns
                                                            1. War of Attrition
                                                              1. Sequential Assessment
                                                              2. Asymmetries in Fighting Ability
                                                                1. Resource Holding Potential
                                                                  1. Size and Condition
                                                                    1. Weaponry and Experience
                                                                      1. Motivation Differences
                                                                      2. Game Theory Models
                                                                        1. Hawk-Dove Game
                                                                          1. Bourgeois Strategy
                                                                            1. Assessor Strategy
                                                                              1. Conditional Strategies
                                                                            2. Alternative Space Use Strategies
                                                                              1. Floating and Satellite Strategies
                                                                                1. Non-Territorial Tactics
                                                                                  1. Conditional Strategies
                                                                                    1. Sneaking Behavior
                                                                                    2. Nomadism and Wandering
                                                                                      1. Resource Tracking
                                                                                        1. Unpredictable Environments
                                                                                          1. Social Constraints

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                                                                                      3. Predator Avoidance and Anti-Predator Behavior

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                                                                                      5. Sexual Selection and Mating Strategies