Dominance Hierarchy

A Dominance Hierarchy is a social hierarchy that is based on dominance relationships (that establish power distribution among social animal group members).

• AKA: Pecking Order, Social Dominance Structure, Power Hierarchy.
• Context:
  • It can typically establish Dominance Rank through dominance interaction and dominance signal display.
  • It can typically regulate Dominance Resource Access through dominance-based priority and dominance enforcement mechanism.
  • It can typically reduce Dominance Conflict Frequency through dominance status recognition and dominance ritual display.
  • It can typically influence Dominance Mating Opportunity through dominance-based mate selection and dominance reproductive advantage.
  • It can typically determine Dominance Social Position through dominance contest outcome and dominance relationship history.
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  • It can often involve Dominance Signal through dominance body posture, dominance vocalization, and dominance facial expression.
  • It can often create Dominance Stability Period through dominance relationship acceptance and dominance challenge avoidance.
  • It can often affect Dominance Stress Level through dominance uncertainty period and dominance status change.
  • It can often reinforce Dominance Learning Process through dominance observation experience and dominance consequence memory.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Dominance Hierarchy to being a Complex Dominance Hierarchy, depending on its dominance relationship network complexity.
  • It can range from being a Linear Dominance Hierarchy to being a Non-Linear Dominance Hierarchy, depending on its dominance relationship transitivity.
  • It can range from being a Stable Dominance Hierarchy to being a Fluid Dominance Hierarchy, depending on its dominance position change frequency.
  • It can range from being a Despotic Dominance Hierarchy to being an Egalitarian Dominance Hierarchy, depending on its dominance power concentration level.
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  • It can embody Dominance Power Dynamic through dominance assertion behavior where individuals seek to maximize their dominance resource control and dominance social influence reflecting the fundamental drive to establish advantageous positions within group structures.
  • It can reflect Dominance Evolutionary Strategy through dominance fitness advantage where higher-ranked individuals typically gain improved dominance survival opportunity and dominance reproductive success compared to lower-ranked counterparts.
  • It can structure Dominance Group Coordination through dominance leadership pattern that reduces dominance decision conflict by establishing clear dominance authority pathways for collective activities.
  • It can generate Dominance Status Symbol through dominance marker display that signals an individual's position to others without requiring constant dominance contest repetition.
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• Examples:
  • Dominance Hierarchy Species Types, such as:
    • Primate Dominance Hierarchys, such as:
      • Chimpanzee Dominance Hierarchy with dominance male coalition formation.
      • Baboon Dominance Hierarchy with dominance matrilineal inheritance pattern.
      • Gorilla Dominance Hierarchy with dominance silverback leadership system.
    • Canid Dominance Hierarchys, such as:
      • Wolf Pack Dominance Hierarchy with dominance breeding pair leadership.
      • African Wild Dog Dominance Hierarchy with dominance cooperative hunting pattern.
    • Bird Dominance Hierarchys, such as:
      • Chicken Pecking Order Dominance Hierarchy with dominance linear arrangement.
      • Raven Group Dominance Hierarchy with dominance pair-based structure.
  • Dominance Hierarchy Social Contexts, such as:
    • Human Dominance Hierarchys, such as:
      • Traditional Military Dominance Hierarchy with dominance rank structure.
      • Corporate Dominance Hierarchy with dominance organizational chart.
      • Academic Dominance Hierarchy with dominance tenure system.
    • Human-Animal Dominance Hierarchys, such as:
      • Human-Dog Dominance Hierarchy with dominance training relationship.
      • Human-Horse Dominance Hierarchy with dominance handling dynamic.
  • Dominance Hierarchy Structural Patterns, such as:
    • Linear Dominance Hierarchy Patterns, such as:
      • Strict Linear Dominance Hierarchy with dominance transitive relationship.
      • Partial Linear Dominance Hierarchy with dominance near-linear arrangement.
    • Complex Dominance Hierarchy Patterns, such as:
      • Nested Dominance Hierarchy with dominance subgroup structure.
      • Context-Dependent Dominance Hierarchy with dominance situational variation.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Egalitarian Social Structure, which lacks dominance-based rank differentiation and operates through consensus-based decision making rather than dominance position advantage.
  • Random Association Group, which lacks dominance relationship stability and dominance pattern recognition found in dominance hierarchy.
  • Temporary Aggregation, which lacks dominance relationship establishment and exists solely for momentary purpose without dominance social order.
  • Cooperative Breeding System, which may contain dominance elements but primarily operates through reproductive division and alloparental care rather than dominance competition principle.
  • Anonymous Collective, which lacks dominance individual recognition necessary for dominance relationship formation and functions through emergent property rather than dominance interaction history.
• See: Dominance (Ethology), Hierarchy, Social Animal, Mating, Alpha Individual, Social Organization, Territoriality, Resource Competition, Sexual Selection.

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References

2020

• (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominance_hierarchy Retrieved:2020-5-6.
  • Dominance hierarchy is a type of social hierarchy that arises when members of a social group interact, to create a ranking system. In social living groups, members are likely to compete for access to limited resources and mating opportunities. Rather than fighting each time they meet, relative rank is established between members of the same sex. Based on repetitive interactions a social order is created that is subject to change each time a dominant animal is challenged by a subordinate one.

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