Behavioral Ecology

  1. Mating Systems and Reproductive Strategies
    1. Mating System Classification
      1. Monogamy
        1. Social Monogamy
          1. Genetic Monogamy
            1. Serial Monogamy
              1. Factors Promoting Monogamy
              2. Polygyny
                1. Resource Defense Polygyny
                  1. Female Defense Polygyny
                    1. Male Dominance Polygyny
                      1. Lek Polygyny
                        1. Scramble Competition Polygyny
                        2. Polyandry
                          1. Resource Defense Polyandry
                            1. Cooperative Polyandry
                              1. Benefits to Females
                              2. Promiscuity
                                1. Multi-Male Multi-Female Systems
                                  1. Lack of Pair Bonds
                                    1. Sperm Competition Intensity
                                  2. Ecological Determinants
                                    1. Resource Distribution
                                      1. Clumped vs. Dispersed Resources
                                        1. Resource Defendability
                                          1. Temporal Availability
                                          2. Population Density
                                            1. Encounter Rates
                                              1. Competition Intensity
                                                1. Territory Availability
                                                2. Predation Pressure
                                                  1. Group Living Benefits
                                                    1. Vigilance Sharing
                                                      1. Dilution Effects
                                                    2. Social and Genetic Factors
                                                      1. Sex Ratio Effects
                                                        1. Adult Sex Ratio
                                                          1. Operational Sex Ratio
                                                            1. Demographic Stochasticity
                                                            2. Relatedness Patterns
                                                              1. Inbreeding Avoidance
                                                                1. Kin Recognition
                                                                  1. Dispersal Patterns
                                                                  2. Life History Constraints
                                                                    1. Longevity
                                                                      1. Reproductive Lifespan
                                                                        1. Generation Time

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                                                                    7. Parental Care and Family Dynamics