Nasty neighbour effect
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Nasty neighbour effect
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In ethology, the nasty neighbour effect describes the phenomenon whereby territory-holding animals behave more strongly toward familiar conspecific neighbours than to unfamiliar conspecifics. This phenomenon may be generally advantageous to an animal because the heightened response reduces the likelihood of a nearby intruder entering the territory and taking the resources it contains whereas an unfamiliar or distant territory-holder poses less of a threat. This reduced response minimises the tim
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Territorial behavior in animals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasty_neighbour_effect
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2023-12-03T22:26:10Z
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