Economic Consequences of Scent Marking in Mammalian Territoriality

摘要: The mating strategies of male mammals consist intrasexual competition for access to females and then attempts maximise contacts with receptive females. form that these take is strongly influenced by female movements in response food their tendency social groups. Female reproductive success (RS) primarily (although not entirely) determined the number offspring can be produced factors limit this are availability nutrients needed reproduction chance will killed predators. Many aspects behaviour profoundly considerations: example, antelopes relation spatial temporal variation grassland quality appear adaptations optimise while avoiding habitats offer cover In addition, reduce predation cryptic behaviour, alone or small groups, “selfish herd” advantages joining larger Collectively, behaviours dictate strategy most profitable males adopt (Gosling, press). Excluding lekking, fall into two main classes: (1) follow one more females, waiting until they become receptive, (2) defend part resource need so intercept attracted This second known as “resource defence territoriality” (Emlen Oring, 1977).