BIOL 310 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sphecius Speciosus, Nuptial Gift, Mate Choice
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Ideal despotic distribution (cid:449)he(cid:374) a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als a(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t f(cid:396)ee (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the(cid:396)e is a despot: an animal is not free to settle anywhere. Its options are constrained by territorial behavior of others: the quality of resources controlled by an animal depends on its competitive ability. Territory- any defended area: best way to determine is animals are territorial- watch them. This is known as mapping space use. Home range- where an animal spends its time, every animal has one. But not every animal has a territory. If two home ranges are overlapping, the animals are not territorial and vice versa. Just for feeding, very temporary, just looking for food, nothing else. Humming birds are an example: they feed on flowers while migrating: mating. Territory that does not have food resources in it. Leks are a group of territories that are protected by male manakins, females come there solely for mating.
