Winner and loser effects and the development of dominance relationships in young coyotes: An integration of data and theory

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 871-883

  Bekoff, Marc ^a,c   Dugatkin, Lee A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canids; Carnivores; Coyotes; Development; Dominance; Winner loser effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042409308     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Alcock, J. 1998. Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach, 6th edn. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.
2. Altmann, J., Alberts, S.C., Haines, S.A., Dubach, J., Muruthi, P., Coote, T., Geffen, E., Cheesman, D.J., Mututua, R.S., Saiyalel, S.N., Wayne, R.K., Lacy, R.C. and Bruford, M.W. 1996. Behavior predicts genetic structure in a wild primate group. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 93, 5797-5801.
3. Bekoff, M. 1974. Social play and play-soliciting by infant canids. Am. Zool., 14: 323-340.
4. Bekoff, M. 1977. Mammalian dispersal and the ontogeny of individual behavioral phenotypes. Am. Nat., 111: 715-732.
5. Bekoff, M. 1978. Behavioral development in coyotes and Eastern coyotes. In Coyotes: Biology, Behavior, and Management (M. Bekoff, ed.), pp. 97-126. New York: Academic Press.
6. Bekoff, M. 1989. Social development of terrestrial carnivores. In Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution (J.R. Gittleman, ed.), pp. 89-124. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
7. Bekoff, M. and Wells, M.C. 1986. Social ecology and behavior of coyotes. Adv. Study Behav., 16: 251-338.
8. Bekoff, M., Hill, H.L. and Mitton, J.B. 1975. Behavioral taxonomy in canids by discriminant function analysis. Science, 190: 1223-1225.
9. Bekoff, M., Tyrrell, M., Lipetz, V.E. and Jamieson, R.A. 1981. Fighting patterns in young coyotes: Initiation, escalation, and assessment. Agg. Behav., 7: 225-244.
10. Berger, J. and Cunningham, C. 1994. Bison: Mating and Conservation in Small Populations. New York: Columbia University Press.
11. Bevan, W., Davies, W. and Levey, G. 1960. The relation of castration therapy and pre-test fighting experience to competitive aggression in C57 BL/10 mice. Anim. Behav., 8: 6-12.
12. Bruning, L.J. and Kintz, B.L. 1977. Computational Handbook of Statistics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Co.
13. Byers, J.A. 1997. American Pronghorn: Social Adaptations & the Ghosts of Predators Past. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
14. Chase, I., Bartolomeo, C. and Dugatkin, L.A. 1994. Aggressive interactions and inter-contest interval: How long do winners keep winning? Anim. Behav., 48: 393-400.
15. Clark, M.M., Bishop, A.M., vom Saal, F. and Galef, B.G. 1993. Responsiveness to testosterone of male gerbils from known intrauterine positions. Physiol. Behav., 53: 1183-1187.
16. Clutton-Brock, T.H., ed. 1988. Reproductive Success: Studies of Individual Variation in Contrasting Breeding Systems. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
17. Dewsbury, D.A. 1982. Dominance rank, copulatory behavior, and differential reproduction. Q. Rev. Biol., 57: 135-159.
18. Drea, C.M., Hawk, J.E. and Glickman, S.E. 1996. Aggression decreases as play emerges in infant spotted hyaenas: Preparation for joining the clan. Anim. Behav., 51: 1323-1336.
19. Drickamer, L.C., Vessey, S.H. and Meikle, D. 1996. Animal Behavior: Mechanisms, Ecology, and Evolution. Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown.
20. Drummond, H. and Canales, C. 1998. Dominance between booby nestlings involves winner and loser effects. Anim. Behav., 55: 1669-1676.
21. Drummond, H. and Osorno, J.L. 1992. Training sibs to be submissive losers: Dominance between booby siblings. Anim. Behav., 44: 881-893.
22. Dugatkin, L.A. 1997. Winner and loser effects and the structure of dominance hierarchies. Behav. Ecol., 8: 583-587.
23. Fox, M.W. 1971. The Behaviour of Wolves, Dogs, and Related Canids. New York: Harper.
24. Fox, M.W. and Clark, A.L. 1971. The development and temporal sequencing of agonistic behavior of the coyote (Canis latrans). Z. Tierpsychol., 28: 262-278.
25. Frank, L. 1997. Evolution of genital masculinization: Why do female hyaenas have such a large 'penis'? Trends Ecol. Evol., 12: 58-62.
26. Ginsburg, B. and Allee, W.C. 1942. Some effects of conditioning on social dominance and subordination in inbred strains of mice. Physiol. Zool., 15: 485-506.
27. Henry, J.D. 1986. Red Fox: The Catlike Canine. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.
28. Holekamp, K.E. and Smale, L. 1998. Behavioral development in the spotted hyena. BioScience, 48: 997-1005.
29. Houtsmuller, E., Juranek, J., Gebauer, C., Slob, A. and Rowland, D. 1994. Males located caudally in the uterus affect sexual-behavior of male rats in adulthood. Behav. Brain Res., 62: 119-125.
30. Hsu, Y. and Wolf, L.L. 1999. The winner and loser effect: Integrating multiple experiences. Anim. Behav., 57: 903-910.
31. Kahn, M. 1951. The effects of severe defeat at various age levels on the aggressive behavior of mice. J. Genet. Psychol., 79: 117-123.
32. Knight, S.W. 1978. Dominance Hierarchies of Captive Coyote Litters. Logan, UT: Utah State University.
33. Landau, H.G. 1951a. On dominance relations and the structure of animal societies: I. Effects of inherent characteristics. Bull. Math. Biophys., 13: 1-19.
34. Landau, H.G. 1951b. On dominance relations and the structure of animal societies: II. Some effects of possible social causes. Bull. Math. Biophys., 13: 245-262.
35. Mesterton-Gibbons, M. and Dugatkin, L.A. 1995. Toward a theory of dominance hierarchies: Effects of assessment, group size, and variation in fighting ability. Behav. Ecol., 29: 221-240.
36. Mock, D.W. and Parker, G.A. 1998. The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry. New York: Oxford University Press.
37. Nelson, R.J. 1995. An Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.
38. Parker, G.A. 1974. Assessment strategy and the evolution of fighting behaviour. J. Theor. Biol., 47: 223-243.
39. Parker, G.A. and Rubenstein, D. 1981. Role assessment, reserve strategy and the acquisition of information in asymmetric animal contests. Anim. Behav., 29: 221-240.
40. Piper, W.H. 1997. Social dominance in birds: Early findings and new horizons. In Current Ornithology (V. Nolan, Jr., ed.), pp. 125-187. New York: Plenum Press.
41. Pusey, A., Williams, J. and Goodall, J. 1997. The influence of dominance rank on the reproductive success of female chimpanzees. Science, 277: 828-830.
42. Scott, J. and Marston, M. 1952. Nonadaptive behavior resulting from a series of defeats in fighting mice. J. Abn. Soc. Psychol., 48: 417-428.
43. Seward, J.P. 1946. Aggressive behavior in the rat. IV. Submission as determined by conditioning, extinction and disuse. J. Comp. Psychol., 39: 51-57.
44. Sokal, R.R. and Rohlf, F.J. 1969. Biometry. San Francisco, CA: W.H. Freeman.
45. vom Saal, F. 1989. Sexual differentiation in litter-bearing mammals: Influence of sex adjacent fetuses in utero. J. Anim. Sci., 67: 1824-1840.
46. Takahata, Y., Huffman, M.A., Suzuki, S., Koyama, N. and Yamagiwa, J. 1999. Why dominants do not consistently attain high mating and reproductive success: A review of longitudinal Japanese macaque studies. Primates, 40: 143-158.
47. Wiley, R.H. 1981. Social structure and individual ontogenies: Problems of description, mechanism, and evolution. Persp. Ethol., 4: 105-133.