A longitudinal study of dominance and aggression in greylag geese (Anser anser)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 616-624

  Weiß, Brigitte M ^a,b,d   Kotrschal, Kurt ^b,c   Foerster, Katharina ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle ^*  (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

agonistic interactions; dominance hierarchy; effect size; flock structure; parental effects; social status

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; DATA SET; DOMINANCE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; PARENTAL CARE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; WATERFOWL;

ANSER; ANSER ANSER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955452218     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr020     Document Type: Article

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