ANT101H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Jane Goodall, Basal Metabolic Rate, Marmoset
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Scientists study behaviour in free-ranging primates from an ecological and evolutionary perspective . Ecological: pertaining to the relationships between organisms and all aspects of their environment. Behavioural ecology: the study of the evolution of behaviour, emphasizing the role of ecological factors as agents of natural selection. Behaviours and behavioural patterns have been favoured because they increase the reproductive. For a long time, the perspective was that behaviour evolved in the same way as physical traits (through natural selection) But this does not mean that all behaviours are passed down through genes. But some behaviours can be altered based on genetic properties (such as hormones) Behaviour must be viewed as the product of complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors . Because primates are among the most social of animals, social behaviour is one of the major topics in primate research. Social structure: the composition, size, and sex ratio of a group of animals.
