{"title":"The Wolf (Canis lupus L.) as a Model in Studies of the Structural and Functional Hierarchy of the Species Life Strategy","authors":"V. V. Kochetkov","doi":"10.1134/s2079086423090062","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Abstract</h3><p>Structural and functional vital activity of each animal species organically fits into the life of the biosphere. To understand their place and role, a new approach to study methods is needed. Based on many years of research (1975–2022) on the ecology and behavior of the wolf, an attempt was made to understand the features of the structural and functional hierarchy of the life strategy of this species. It has been shown with argumentation that he strategy of the Individual is to adapt to living in the environment; the couple’s strategy is to form a habitat and fit into the general structure of the population; the family’s strategy is to raise and educate wolf cubs; the population’s strategy is to preserve genetic diversity, established adaptations, and sustainability in the environment; the strategy of the species is to preserve the habitat; the strategy of the community (biocenosis) consists in participation in the conservation and formation of the biodiversity of certain species; and the strategy of the ecosystem (biogeocoenosis) consists in participation in structural, functional, and energy processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9047,"journal":{"name":"Biology Bulletin Reviews","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biology Bulletin Reviews","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1134/s2079086423090062","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Structural and functional vital activity of each animal species organically fits into the life of the biosphere. To understand their place and role, a new approach to study methods is needed. Based on many years of research (1975–2022) on the ecology and behavior of the wolf, an attempt was made to understand the features of the structural and functional hierarchy of the life strategy of this species. It has been shown with argumentation that he strategy of the Individual is to adapt to living in the environment; the couple’s strategy is to form a habitat and fit into the general structure of the population; the family’s strategy is to raise and educate wolf cubs; the population’s strategy is to preserve genetic diversity, established adaptations, and sustainability in the environment; the strategy of the species is to preserve the habitat; the strategy of the community (biocenosis) consists in participation in the conservation and formation of the biodiversity of certain species; and the strategy of the ecosystem (biogeocoenosis) consists in participation in structural, functional, and energy processes.