An evolutionarily stable strategy for aggressiveness in feeding groups |
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Authors: | Sirot Etienne |
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Institution: | Université de Bretagne Sud, 12 avenue
Saint-Symphorein, 56 000 Vannes, France |
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Abstract: | Animals searching for food in groups display highly variabledegrees of aggressiveness. In this paper I present an individual-basedgame theoretical model of how gregarious animals should adjusttheir level of aggressiveness to their environmental conditions.In accordance with behavioral observations, the predicted levelof aggressiveness increases progressively with decreasing foodavailability and increasing animal density. The proposed modelalso predicts a positive influence of food energy value andhandling time on the level of aggressiveness within the group.In addition, the model provides information about the influenceof aggressive behavior on individual foraging success, interference,and population dynamics. Adaptive behavioral rules for aggressivenessin consumers are predicted to respond to both competitors and
food density in a way that contributes to stabilization of thedynamics of population systems. |
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Keywords: | aggression evolutionarily stable strategy game theory intraspecific interference optimal foraging |
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