Behavioral ecology

thumb|upright=1.5|Co-operative brood rearing, seen here in honeybees, is a condition of eusociality.

thumb|right|Owl|Owls are well known for being nocturnal, but some owls are active during the day.

how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction

study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures

thumb|Herd of American bison at Genesee Park

hunting technique

thumb|Dasyscolia ciliata on the flowers of [[Ophrys speculum]]

behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing the fitness of the actor

behavioral ecology model

other animals that hunt in a group

Ritualization refers to the process by which a sequence of non-communicating actions or an event is invested with cultural, social or religious significance. This definition emphasizes the transformation of everyday actions into rituals that carry deeper meaning within a cultural or religious context. Rituals are symbolic, repetitive, and often prescribed activities that hold religious or cultural significance for a certain group of people. They serve various purposes: promoting social solidarity by expressing shared values, facilitating the transmission of cultural knowledge and regulating em

exploitive behavior in behavioral ecology

complementary categories of explanations for behaviour

social structure in which juveniles and sexually mature adolescents remain with their parents and help them raise subsequent broods instead of dispersing and reproducing themselves

tendency to visit certain flower species

tendency of many populations and species of animals living on isolated islands to lose their wariness of potential predators, particularly of large animals

ecology term indicating that behavior which increases reproductive success

eusocial hymnopteran behavior where worker females eat or destroy eggs laid by other workers

paired exocrine gland in many hoofed animals

animal behavior of less aggression towards established rivals than towards strangers

study of human behavior and cultural diversity