Social Behavior

Daniel Ian Rubenstein; Dustin R. Rubenstein

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00126-X

Social Behavior

Daniel Ian Rubenstein, Dustin R. Rubenstein

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Abstract

Social behavior characterizes the interactions that occur among individuals. These can be aggressive, mutualistic, cooperative, altruistic, and parental. When individuals interact repeatedly, social relationships develop and these can form among strangers, relatives, members of the same or opposite sex, and members of the same or different generations. Sets of consistent social relationships produce social systems or social organizations that can be variations on monogamous or polygamous themes of reproduction and involve various types of helpers in cooperative relationships. The nature of any social system is ultimately determined by ecological and social circumstances, demography, and kinship.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	571-579
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123847195
ISBN (Print)	9780123847201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00126-X
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Keywords

Altruism
Cooperation
Cooperative breeding
Group living
Kinship
Mating systems
Monogamy
Mutualism
Parental care
Polyandry
Polygyny
Promiscuity
Reciprocity
Reproduction
Sex
Sex ratio
Social organization
Social systems
Sociality

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Social Behavior

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