Investigating the effect of dominance hierarchy on grooming and aggression in plains zebras (Equus burchellii boehmi)
Social structure affects the distribution of cooperative and competitive behaviors within a group. Here, I examined how the linear dominance hierarchy in plains zebras influences the amount of grooming and aggression within pairs, and found that subordinate individuals receive more aggression and le...
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| Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15505 |