Reproductive behavior is a behavior related any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Successful reproductive efforts require the establishment of a situation favorable for reproduction, often require behavior leading to the union of male and female gametes, and often require behavior that facilitates or ensures the survival and development of the young.
Reproductive behaviour in animals includes all the events and actions that are directly involved in the process by which an organism generates at least one replacement of itself. In an evolutionary sense, the goal of an individual in reproduction is not to perpetuate the population or the species; rather, relative to the other members of its population, it is to maximize the representation of its own genetic characteristics in the next generation. The dominant form of reproductive behaviour for achieving this purpose is sexual rather than asexual, although it is easier mechanically for an organism simply to divide into two or more individuals.
Related Journals of Reproductive behaviour
Reproductive Biology, Reproductive Medicine and Biology, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, Seminars in Reproductive Medicine.
