Dominance hierarchies are presumed to evolve by individual selection from an evolutionary
compromise between intraspecific competition for resources and for mates. The hypothesis …

It is argued that the concept of social dominance is likely to be a useful explanatory principle
in a theory of primate social behaviour. This argument depends on switching from a concern …

Dominance relationships in primate societies are generally inferred by analyses of agonistic
interactions. This aspect of social organization is so striking in macaque and baboon …

The concept of dominance and dominance hierarchies has aroused much debate over the
last 15 years. Since its adoption by the early primatologists-notably Zuckerman (1932)-from …

Social dominance is usually viewed from the perspective of intragroup competition over
access to limited resources. The present paper, while not denying the importance of such …

In recent years, two authors (Gartlan, 1968; Rowell, 1974) have examined and found
wanting the application of concepts of social dominance to the behavior of, primarily …

Dominance has been assumed to be a quality of overwhelming social importance but
satisfactory definitions and measures have not been devised. As an indication of …

Gahtlan explicit and succinct statement of the supposed function of these two mechanisms
was that of Zuckerman [1932]:«The main factor that determines social groupings in sub …

Dominance is a common, although not universal, characteristic of social relationships in
nonhuman primates. One individual is dominant to another when it consistently wins the …

This paper discusses the bearing of variations in certain aspects of social structure on the
survival and reproductive success of individuals. Possible factors limiting the female's size …