Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour

adaptations adults amphibia animals appears arctic terns associated bats behaviour birds bogong moth breeding season cent Cetacea Chapter closely colony colour common competition conventional copepods Crustacea cycle density developed dimorphism dispersion dispersionary diurnal earlier effect eggs emigration epideictic epideictic displays evidence evolved example fact fecundity feeding females fertilised fish flight flocks frequently function gannets gregarious habit habitat hierarchy homeostatic Hymenoptera individual insects instance kind known larvae later less males mammals mating maturity mortality natural selection nest nest-site non-breeding normal nuptial observed occur optimum pair particular pattern period phenomenon plankton plumage polychaetes polygamy polygyny population population-density predators probably produce recognised recruitment reproductive roost seems selection sexes sexual sexual dimorphism signals similar social sometimes sound spawning species springbuck stage stridulating surface survival swarming synchronisation tend territory traditional usually vertebrates winter young