What are the disadvantages of territorial behavior?

Disadvantage of territorial behavior

• A lot of energy is lost in guarding the territory against intruders.
• May lead to death of weak individuals.
• Unfavorable genes carried by strong individuals end up being propagated to future generations.
• Individuals in the territory have limited choices of food and mates because tier supply is limited to those present in the territory.
• In case of a diseases outbreak, all individuals in the territory may die without escaping from it for fear of being killed by animals in other territories.

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