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  1. Jan 10, 2022 · An older tradition in the measurement of dominance inspired by primate ethology uses purely relational measures (such as the direction of unreciprocated agonistic behaviours) to measure dominance as an emergent phenomenon specific to a group, which is closer to the theoretical foundations of dominance as a concept.

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      benefits for others (prestige); and (iii) certain dominance...

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      However, studies that rank individuals using aggression...

  2. This article discusses dominance personality dimensions found in primates, particularly in the great apes, and how they compare to dominance in humans. Dominance traits are seen in virtually all primate species, and these dimensions reflect how ...

  3. Oct 14, 2024 · The study of behaviour is dominated by two approaches. On the one hand, ethologists aim to understand how behaviour promotes adaptation to natural contexts. On the other, neuroscientists aim...

  4. Jan 1, 2021 · Some of the main measures used to quantify dominance hierarchies in primates are described here. Two widely used summary indices are linearity and steepness. Dominance hierarchies are often measured in terms of their linearity, i.e., the degree to which the rank order is transitive (de Vries 1995).

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  5. Jan 10, 2022 · It also provides a new metric, known as ‘dominance certainty’, which is a complimentary measure to dominance rank that assesses the degree of ambiguity of rank relationships at the individual, dyadic and group levels.

  6. Jul 28, 2021 · Using a rich behavioural dataset from 26 primate species, we quantified dominance style for the first time in many of these species and found evidence that dominance style was related to vocal communication at both individual and species levels.

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  8. Jan 1, 2005 · In many primate species, dominant males achieve their position by agonism, either by way of aggressive encounters with established males in the group during “take-overs” or “raids,”

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