Definition
Dominance alludes to a superior social status over other conspecifics that allows an individual exclusive or preferential access to resources. Shifting dominance denotes the alteration of social status such that a dominant individual becomes subordinate or vice versa. Transitional Power, Temporary Hierarchies, RHP.
Introduction
The establishment of dominance relationships dictates an organism’s ability to access resources necessary for survival and reproduction. These dominance relationships are established based on intrinsic (i.e., body size, weaponry, aggressiveness) or extrinsic (i.e., prior experience, resource ownership) variables and result in a dominant and subordinate individual. Often, the status of “dominant” and “subordinate” is reference against individuals and are not necessarily global attributes of an animal. In animal populations, dyadic dominance relationships have the potential to manifest as multiindividual dominance hierarchies in which some individuals...
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Wofford, S.J., Moore, P.A. (2016). Shifting Dominance. In: Weekes-Shackelford, V., Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2529-1
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