▪ Abstract Intraspecific variation in territory size and shape can have strong effects on
population structure and dynamics. The traditional theoretical approach to the study of …

Territorial behavior is widespread throughout the animal kingdom, with responses to
conspecific intruders differing depending on various ecological, life history, and social …

Despite the depiction of nature" red in tooth and claw", cooperation is actually widespread in
the animal kingdom. Various types of cooperative behaviors have been documented in …

Abstract. Many territorial animals respond less aggressively to neighbours than to strangers
(the dear enemy phenomenon). The dear enemy phenomenon generally has been …

China appears to have constrained transmission of COVID-19 outside of Hubei Provence
through rapid and intensive containment and mitigation interventions. Most countries only …

Although high rates of anthropogenic mortality are often reported for carnivores near reserve
borders, the resulting edge effects are rarely quantified, and the consequences on …

Territorial systems are characterized by the relative longevity and stability of interactions
between neighbouring individuals. Two abilities of signal receivers that can be seen as …

In social species animals should fine-tune the expression of their social behavior to social
environments in order to avoid the costs of engaging in costly social interactions. Therefore …

We know a great deal about territorial behavior, but perhaps not as much as we think we do.
The main theme of this chapter is that current ideas about the behavior of territorial animals …

What main factors affect mammalian home range size and dynamics? To what extent do
constraints on home range characteristics vary between the sexes? This book aims to …