ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Parental Investment, Behavioral Ecology, Anthropocentrism
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Behaviour anything organisms do that involves action in response to internal or external stimuli; the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment. Such responses may or may not be deliberate, and they aren"t necessarily the result of conscious decision making. Horse doesn"t deliberately throw you off when it feels scared. Social structure the composition, size and sex ratio of a group of animals: factors that influence social structure. Body size larger animals require fewer calories per unit of weight than smaller animals because larger animals have less surface area relative to body mass than smaller animals. Basal metabolic rate (bmr) metabolism (chemical process that breaks down nutrients and releases energy) Distribution of resources clumped food for matrilines (groups that consist of a female, her daughters, and their offspring. Predation vulnerable to many types of predators, including snakes, birds of prey, leopards, wild dogs, and other primates. Relationships with other, non predatory species eg. predator avoidance.
