animal cooperation

behavior in which two or more nonhuman animals act together in a way that leads to mutual benefit. Examples include the cooperative nest building, food finding, and care of young in social insects, the mobbing behavior of some animals toward a predator, and the production of specific signals to indicate sources of food or shelter to others. It is not known whether cases of animal cooperation require that the animals understand the need to cooperate (see cooperation).

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May 9th 2024

effective dose (ED)

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