Social Behaviour Animal social behaviour the suite of
Social Behaviour • Animal social behaviour, the suite of interactions that occur between two or more individual animals, • It occur in usually of the same species • This behaviour create when they form simple aggregations, • Cooperate in sexual or parental behaviour, • It is due to Engage in disputes over territory and access to mates • Or simply communicate across space. • Both humans and animals engage in social behaviour.
Types Of Behaviour • • Agonistic behaviour Altrunistic behaviour Kinship behaviour Mating behaviour Ritualistic behaviour Dominance behaviour Territortiality behaviour
Social Behaviour
Agonistic Behaviour • Agonistic behaviour is any social behaviour related to fighting. • Agonistic behaviour is seen in many animal species because resources including food, shelter, etc. • Some forms of agonistic behaviour are between contestants • Who are competing for access to the same resources, such as food or mates. • Agonistic behavior was more broadly defined as adaptive acts • Which arise out of conflicts between two members of the same species.
Example of Agonistic Behaviour
Agonistic Behavior in Birds
Agonistic behaviour in Kangroos
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