TABLE OF CONTENTS 



LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS V 



PREFACE Vii 



INTRODUCTION ix 



CHAPTER 1 



The Social Use of Space 

 John B. Calhoun 



I. Introduction 2 



II. The Bivariate Normal Type of Home Range 4 



III. Behavioral Origins of the Bivariate Normal Type of Home Range 8 



IV. Use of a Two-Dimensional Field 19 



V. Summary of the Concept of Home Range 25 



VI. Continuous Removal Trapping of Small Mammals 26 



VII. Toward a General Theorj^ of Interspecific and Intraspecific Use 



of Space 34 



VIII. Interpretations of Observed Data Derived from Removal Trapping 



of Small Mammals 52 



IX. A Theoretical Conceptualization of the Evolution of a Social 



Hierarchy among Species in the Utilization of Space 70 



X. Psychological Dominance as the Primary Component of the Niche 77 



XI. An Induced Invasion 80 



XII . Derivation of Compact Colonies from Constellations 86 



XIII. A Formulation of Group Dynamics 101 



XIV. Consequences and Examples of Social Interaction Systems 148 



XV. Conclusion 184 



References 185 



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