AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A behavior in which an animal defends a bounded physical space against encroachment by other individuals, usually of its own species. Territory defense may involve direct aggression or indirect mechanisms such as scent marking or singing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Territoriality has often been found to increase population stability, but this may come at a cost of reduced equilibrium densities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Territoriality is commonly defined as “the defense of an area, ” wherein the area being defended is known as the “territory.” Territoriality serves as a framework that allows animal behaviorists and behavioral ecologists to describe and hypothesize links among diverse aspects of animals’ biology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dispersion where the position of each individual in a population is independent of other individuals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thus the density dependent effect of territoriality does give territorial behavior survival value to the individuals exhibiting it.