The relationship between personality and social dominance in the domestic fowl – a critical perspective
Social dominance relationships are formed within numerous animal species and reduce costly fights over resources. Dominant individuals often enjoy greater access to important resources such as food and mating partners, and are generally more aggressive, bold, active and explorative compared to subdo...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Zoologiska institutionen
2017
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-142348 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7649-838-5 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7649-839-2 |