Dear enemies or nasty neighbors? Causes and consequences of variation in the responses of group-living species to territorial intrusions

• Published in: Behavioral ecology Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 1004 - 1013
• Main Authors: Christensen, Charlotte, Radford, Andrew N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 10.09.2018
• Subjects: animals; life history; motivation; social behavior; social factors; territoriality; signals; defense; identity; neighbors; recognition; discrimination; strangers; territoriality; sociality; conflict

Responses of territorial groups to intruders depend on rival identity. We explore reasons for variation in responses to neighbors versus strangers arising between species, social and ecological conditions, and group members. We also consider the potential consequences of this variation for group dyn...