Territories

• Usually a defended area where boundaries are mark by scent / Faeces
• As a protected Area, it provides the owners a safe place to

  Court mate

  rear youngs

  free from interference / aggressive attack

  Overall increasing reproductive success
• In territories

  Vocalisation may used to advertised the location

  Visual Displace (colourful feather to attract mate)

  
  

  Warn Off others

  Attract mates
• Usually contain nest sites / Den

  This includes important resources like

  Water

  Food

  Water
• Territory ranges depends on how wide the species are able to defend

  depende on the states and strength of the owners
• Males who can't defend a territory (secure) their mate and breed, there alllele cannot enter the gene pool (too weak)

  This may then act as a popualtion control where only fitter organism individual can breed - contribute to successful alleles to their gene pool
• Territories are usually surrounded by Home Ranges which are unprotected area - shared to other species
• Reproductive behaviour are divided into Two set

  R strategy which is the high production of offspring

  Shorter time and energy investemnt in rairing youngs

  Lower risk to parents and therefore lower success rate of survival

  Associated with F, A, R

  Fish

  Amphibians

  Reptile
• The other reproductive behaviour is called

  K strategy which produce low number of offspring (1)

  hence longer time and Energy Investment

  High risk for parents and therefore higher success rate

  usually associated with

  mammals

  Birds