University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have discovered that it takes mere minutes for a species of sex-changing fish to develop dominant behaviour after a change in the pecking order.
Social animals, including rodents, primates, and humans, partake in competition for finite resources, thereby establishing social hierarchies wherein an individual’s social standing influences diverse ...
The natural alignment of animals into social dominance hierarchies produces adaptive, and potentially maladaptive, changes in the brain that influence health and behavior. Aggressive and submissive ...
Social hierarchies are everywhere—think of high school dramas, where the athletes are portrayed as the most popular, or large companies, where the CEO makes the important decisions. Such hierarchies ...
A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form
Born on the same day, Bill and Ben both grew up to have high status. But in every other way they were polar opposites. As children, Bill was well-liked, with many friends, while Ben was a bully, ...
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