Dominance in relation to age, sex, and competitive contexts in a group of free-ranging domestic dogs

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-455

  Cafazzo, Simona ^a,c   Valsecchi, Paola ^a   Bonanni, Roberto ^a   Natoli, Eugenia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Area Dipartimentale Sanit Pubblica Veterinaria   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age sex class relationships; Canis lupus familiaris; Food competition; Influence of competitive context; Linear dominance hierarchy

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DOMESTIC SPECIES; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77951139521     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq001     Document Type: Article

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