Territorial behaviour are the methods by which an animal, or group of animals, protects its territory from incursions by others of its species.

1. Presented by : Haider
Ali Malik
Botany
Department
University Of
Sargodha

3. • Territorial behaviour are the methods by which an
animal, or group of animals, protects its territory from
incursions by others of its species.
• Burt (1943) Territory is the protective part of the home
range/area around the home site over which the animal
normally travels.
• Hediger (1950, 1961) Area animal lives in and prevents
other members of his species from entering.

4. Classification of Territories
Mating
territory
Breeding
territory
Feeding
territory
Multipurpose
territory

5. Mating
Territory
• Mating territories are
places of mating and loving
of the partner.

6. Breeding
Territory
• The breeding territory is relatively small. It usually contains
only a nesting or mating site.
• This type of territory is most characteristic of colonially nesting
species that cluster nests at limited safe sites, such as in
lekking or chorusing species where the males aggregate to
attract females

7. Feeding
Territory
The feeding territory tends to be larger than the
breeding territory because it must contain sufficient food
to support the owner of the territory and any mate or
offspring that may also be residing there.

8. Multi-
purpose
Territory
This type of territory
is generally the
largest as it includes
aspects of both
breeding and feeding
territories

9. Species
Function
Body Size
Food habits
Age
Population density
Predator pressure
Food abundance
Size affected by:

10. Advertising of territories
Visual

11. Acoustic
Advertising of territories

12. Chemical pheromones
Advertising of territories

13. Territorial defense is
generally employed
only against animals of
the same species,
because animals of a
different species will
often inhabit a
different niche within
the same territory.

14. • Male sea lions establish
territories on shorelines
• Males vocalize for two
weeks and attract females
for mating.
• Males also compete with
each other and the winner
establish the territories
• Females give birth on the
selected birth sites