What affects an individuals success in habitat contests?
- Created by: BethCuddington
- Created on: 11-12-16 19:32
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- What affects an individuals success in habitat contests
- Size/strength
- EXAMPLE Lions, gorillas, beetles
- Signals of intrinsic features
- EXAMPLE windowbirds epaulette lengths signal it
- Energy Reserves
- EXAMPLE Damselflies - more fat reserves to outlast other
- Motivation
- Older residents = more persistent = more success
- Resource Value
- Resident male knows territory well - exploits it to full potential
- Resident views same territory as having bigger pay off (more to gain) than intruder
- Studies = replace resident male then reintroduce = more intense longer intruder tenure is
- Size/strength
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