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BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Behavioural ecology is an evolutionary approach to the study of animal behaviour; the rationale being that behaviour evolves through natural selection to increase fitness within given ecological, social and historical constraints.

Key term(s)
  • behavioral ecology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Étude scientifique du comportement animal, principalement en milieu naturel, notamment dans une perspective évolutionniste.

Key term(s)
  • éco-éthologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
CONT

La ecología del comportamiento es el estudio del comportamiento animal desde un punto de vista evolutivo, es decir, cómo las estrategias comportamentales adoptadas por los animales constituyen adaptaciones a su ambiente particular, o lo que es lo mismo, cómo la conducta afecta, influye o determina la aptitud de los animales.

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