social organisation Flashcards
1
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social organisation
A
- equal distribution of resources and activities
2
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value of social organisation
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- improves survival and reproductive success
- avoid attacks from predators
- find food
- divide labour
- find mates
- protect resources
- regulate population size
3
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herds / flocks
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- increased safety by avoidance and defence
- many ears and eyes
- mob
- dilution effect
- scatter : confusion and distraction
- guidance during migration
4
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packs
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- african wild dogs
- fast chase
- immobilisation
- share the kill
- regurgitated meat for those who couldn’t go
5
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dominant breeding pair
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- dominant alpha male and female
- females join new pack
- males remain forever
- dominant pair keeps pack under control
- subordinate access to resources and mates
6
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division of tasks among castes
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- eusocial animals, most advanced social organists : dominant breeding pair / queen ; non-breeding have tasks to perform
7
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termites
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- alates : winged, mate
- queen and king : hatch nymphs forming castes
- young reproductives : can become alates or replacement king and queen
- workers : digest cellulose ; use protozoa
- soldiers : small amount ; protect
- ratio : kept stable by selective cannibalism and or replacement
