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Humans engage in aggression when they seek to cause harm or pain to another person. Aggression takes two forms depending on one’s motives: hostile or instrumental. Hostile aggression is motivated by feelings of anger with intent to cause pain; a fight in a bar with a stranger is an example of hostile aggression. In contrast, instrumental aggression is motivated by achieving a goal and does not necessarily involve intent to cause pain (Berkowitz, 1993); a contract killer who murders for hire...
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The evolutionary consequences of interspecific aggression.

Gregory F Grether1, Christopher N Anderson, Jonathan P Drury

  • 1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606, USA. ggrether@ucla.edu

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Interspecific aggression, a key driver of evolution, is increasingly studied. Agonistic character displacement (ACD) offers a framework to understand how aggression impacts species coexistence and evolution.

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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Animal Behavior
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Competition is central to evolutionary biology, with aggression being a primary form of direct competition.
  • The evolutionary consequences of interspecific aggression remain understudied despite its significance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review empirical evidence and theoretical models of agonistic character displacement (ACD).
  • To explore ACD's distinction from other forms of character displacement and challenges like plasticity.
  • To provide a broad review of interspecific aggression's effects on species coexistence and range limits.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence for ACD.
  • Analysis of mathematical models simulating ACD processes.
  • Comparative analysis to differentiate ACD from ecological and reproductive character displacement.

Main Results:

  • Agonistic character displacement (ACD) theory is proposed as a suitable framework for studying interspecific aggression.
  • New empirical evidence supports ACD, with mathematical models providing insights into its dynamics.
  • Interspecific aggression significantly influences species coexistence and geographical distribution.

Conclusions:

  • ACD is a crucial factor in understanding the evolutionary impact of interspecific aggression.
  • Further research is needed to explore the complexities of ACD, including developmental plasticity.
  • Interspecific aggression plays a vital role in shaping biodiversity and ecological boundaries.