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......... can be defined as physical conflict or threatening behavior between animals.
Aggressive behavior
.............behavior can be seen among males looking for a mate.
Aggressive
A ...........is an area that an animal or group of animals occupies and defends from other members of the same species.
territory
..............is behavior where an individual defends an area, called the territory.
Territoriality
Territories are typically used for .........., .........., and rearing young and are fixed in location.
feeding / mating
...........behavior is where an individual marks its territory.
Spraying
...........can lead to a clear ranking of individuals within the group, from most dominant to most subordinate.
Competition
............... involve a ranking of individuals in a group (a “pecking order”).
Dominance hierarchies
.................will appear with increased frequency in a population, because these individuals are most likely to produce offspring.
Sexual Selection
In some species, courtship can include a complex series of behaviors called .......
rituals
Male polygamy (more than one ...........)
female
female polygamy (more than one .........)
male
..............: no strong bond pairs between males and females
Promiscuous
..............: one male mating with one female.
Monogamous
..........: an individual of one sex mating with several of the other sex.
Polygamous
