zoological field of ethology, a dominance hierarchy (formerly and colloquially called a pecking order) is a type of social hierarchy that arises when members...

Dominance hierarchies occur in many social animals. Researcher M. W. Foster investigated primates and found that the leaders were more likely to be those...

the novel of the same name by E. L. James. Dominatrix Male dominance (BDSM) Dominance hierarchy Erotic humiliation Master/slave (BDSM) Salirophilia Sexual...

Look up dominance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dominance may refer to: Dominance hierarchy or social hierarchy, an organizational form by which...

that a dominance hierarchy exists in humans, which are divided into dominant "alphas", neutral "betas", and submissive "omegas". This hierarchy determines...

decimal point. Organizations can be structured as a dominance hierarchy. In an organizational hierarchy, there is a single person or group with the most...

behavior can be understood on the basis of these tendencies. The dominance hierarchy of sheep and their natural inclination to follow a leader to new...

stratification is commonly found in developed societies, wherein a dominance hierarchy may be necessary in order to maintain social order and provide a...

recognise conspecific individuals using olfaction only. Cattle live in a dominance hierarchy. This is maintained in several ways. Cattle often engage in mock...

and submission may also refer to: Dominance hierarchy, dominance and submission in human or primate behavior "Dominance and Submission", a 1974 song by...

Social dominance orientation (SDO) is a personality trait measuring an individual's support for social hierarchy and the extent to which they desire their...

predictions, the social dominance orientation (SDO) scale was composed to measure acceptance of and desire for group-based social hierarchy, which was assessed...

A dominance signal is used in a dominance hierarchy or pecking order to indicate an animal's dominance. Dominance signals are a type of internal environment...

software and robotics Dominance hierarchy, an intraspecific ordering of individuals or groups by power status and dominance Social hierarchy, the concept as...

female during its life, and lives in a harem in which an established dominance hierarchy manages the group and keeps individuals at a specific social rank...

locations. The black-capped chickadee is a social bird and forms strict dominance hierarchies within its flock. During the winter, these flocks include other...

territory defence, nesting, and chick rearing. Pūkeko exhibit a linear dominance hierarchy within these groups that is reinforced by physical traits, such as...

correlates to dominance; more dominant individuals have more black spots. The arrival at the nest correlates with the dominance hierarchy. Therefore, individuals...

Xylocopa virginica, sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. They are sympatric with...

disperse. The females' dominance hierarchy is stable, whilst the males' dominance hierarchy is very dynamic. In the male hierarchy, males close in rank...

and achieve a size of 30.8 cells. One female queen exercises absolute dominance over all other females, often using lateral abdominal vibrations and stroking...

hormone synthesis) and high juvenile hormone synthesis is correlated with dominance and ovarian development in Polistes. This convention could also be a method...

chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship...

sheltered nests, typically closer to the ground. These wasps live in a dominance hierarchy in which the queen's role differs from that of ordinary workers....

prefer to live in a group. An older theory of hierarchy in herd of horses is the "linear dominance hierarchy". Newer research shows that there is no "pecking...

hibernate during the winter, forming optional winter aggregations. Dominance hierarchies within these aggregations are characterized by physical aggression...

(2013). "Polistes paper wasps: a model genus for the study of social dominance hierarchies". International Journal for the Study of Social Arthropods. 61:...

prevents workers from laying their own eggs and helps maintain the dominance hierarchy. After the loss of a queen, workers will first try to rear a new...

significantly reduced.[failed verification] Characterisation of wolves into dominance hierarchies of alpha, beta, and omega was based on behavioural studies of unrelated...

workers are more successful in attacking. They may also maul to exhibit dominance over nest mates; mauling entails one individual chewing another individual...