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What does territoriality mean?

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Noun
  1. The fact or legal status of being a territory.
  2. (zoology) The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
  3. A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.
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They have collaborated on research, most recently studying territoriality in dragonflies and aggression and foraging strategies in ghost crabs.
It is important, and I believe that in this bill the concept of territoriality should be applied.
Numbers, breeding schedule, and territoriality in Pectoral Sandpipers of northern Alaska.
Polygyny in that group may be associated with male territoriality and defensibility of nesting resources.
Three types of territoriality were recognized according to the defense rate and degree of fidelity to the foraging site.
As male territoriality is consistent with female defense polygyny, territorial males should be more likely to sire the entire litter of territorial dams sharing his territory.

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