species redundancy
state-dependence
The hypothesis that an animal's internal state (age, sex, condition) influences its behavioral decisions and tradeoffs
structural balance theory
Theory predicting that certain configurations of positive and negative relationships in triads are inherently more stable or balanced than others
surface renewal theory
switch point theorem
Quantitative framework predicting that parameters influencing survival, mate encounter probability, or time available to mate affect female mating decisions
switching costs
Costs associated with changing between different behavioral tactics or strategies
trade-off between resource allocation and reproductive assurance
Competing advantages where hermaphrodites have higher resource demands but also reproductive assurance through self-fertilization, while females allocate resources more efficiently to seed production ...
trade-offs in habitat use
The balance between exploiting benign habitats with strong biotic interactions versus stressful habitats with reduced competition
venation theory
Theory predicting that variation in leaf venation network geometry implies physiological trade-offs that then generate LES correlations.