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Social dominance in female bighorn sheep
Author(s) -
Bennett Beth
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430050104
Subject(s) - ovis canadensis , biology , dominance (genetics) , dominance hierarchy , social hierarchy , zoology , ecology , ovis , hierarchy , veterinary medicine , demography , anthropology , genetics , social psychology , sociology , aggression , medicine , economics , market economy , psychology , population , gene
A group of six individually identified bighorn ewes ( Ovis canadensis canadensis ) in the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado, was studied to determine the existence of a dominance hierarchy. Using success in displacement interactions as an index to rank, a very linear, age‐related hierarchy was found.