AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In ethology, territory is the sociographical area that an animal consistently defends against conspecific competition (or, occasionally, against animals of other species) using agonistic behaviors or (less commonly) real physical aggression.

Detailed explanation-2: -Brower (1976), differentiates territories into four types, namely: personal territory, community territory, community territory, and free territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wolf packs maintain territories in which they hunt and live. These areas are aggressively defended from all non-pack members. The male cougar has a large territory that may overlap the territories of several females but is defended against other males.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.