Lavc f10 lecture 10 primate ecology
Chap 7 b
Survival –Getting enough to eat Types of food and metabolic needs Territories and Ranges –Avoid being eaten Predation Sociality –Types of social groups.
Sexual Selection & Mating systems I. Sexual selection overview A. Hypothesis B. Mechanisms C. Natural Selection v. Sexual Selection D. Males more affected.
Mating Systems. Mating System Species typical pattern of mate-finding, reproduction and parenting of offspring.
Mating systems: a simple classification. Monogamy in Mammals Monogamy is rare in mammals Why? Females put in most of the parental investment Exception:
Chapter 11 Opener: The mating systems of many species involve defense of food resources.
Population Control A population comprises all the members of a species living in an area. E.g. population of humans on earth. A number of factors reduce.
Week 8: Primate Social Behavior. Sociality Why be social? –Social living involves costs Competition for all resources Intra-group violence (including.
FW364 Ecological Problem Solving
The Learned Dog Class 15: Observational Learning and a parting word.
The Learned Dog
