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  1. In the zoological field of ethology, a dominance hierarchy (formerly and colloquially called a pecking order) is a type of social hierarchy that arises when members of animal social groups interact, creating a ranking system.

  2. Jan 10, 2022 · In a dominance hierarchy, individuals are arrayed in a line from most to least dominant; individuals are dominant to those below them in the hierarchy and subordinate to those above them in the hierarchy.

  3. Jun 10, 2020 · In social animals, the formation of dominance hierarchy is essential for maintaining the stability and efficacy of social groups. A study by Wang and colleagues employ a combination of...

    • Bruce T Lahn
    • blahn@bsd.uchicago.edu
    • 2020
  4. Jan 1, 2021 · In species characterized by single-male groups, the dominance hierarchy describes relationships among the females only (and vice versa), whereas in multi-male/multi-female groups, all adults of one sex are usually dominant over the other (e.g., the more rare female dominance in ring-tailed lemurs; Koyama et al. 2005), and the dominance ...

    • keren.klass@mail.utoronto.ca
  5. Jan 10, 2022 · Nearly all societies are structured by some type of dominance hierarchy. Schjelderup-Ebbe's observation of hierarchically structured aggression in chickens prompted research aimed at understanding potentially similar hierarchical structures in other species.

  6. Jan 12, 2022 · In the decades since Schjelderup-Ebbe’s first observations, researchers have learned much about dominance hierarchies, including the ways animals signal their superiority to others, the clever ways they avoid conflict and how factors like group size and social alliances affect the order.

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