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Development of dominance in domestic rats in laboratory and seminatural environments

Adams, Nelson, Boice, Robert·1989·Behavioural Processes
DOI 10.1016/0376-6357(89)90036-3
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Dominance hierarchies were studied in mixed-sex colonies of albino rats Rattus norvegicus reared and housed in three different types of physical environments. Colonies were observed. In either an outdoor pen, an indoor pen, or in laboratory cases for a period of 24 weeks initiated at 35 days of age. In both pen colonies, male dominance relationships were based on the asymmetric display of biting attacks by dominants and the unequivocal display of submissive postures by subordinates. These behaviours did not fully develop, nor did dominance emerge until males were 140-150 days of age. No asymmetric display of attacks and submission, nor dominance relationships were observed in two different types of laboratory cage settings; these males continued to play fight throughout adulthood. However, males of all colony types attacked male intruders. The nature of the physical environment appeared to have a powerful influence on the development of dominance, but did not affect agonistic behaviour directed toward intruders.

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  • Play fighting in rats is most common during the early juvenile period and then gradually decreases, while serious fighting is generally rare even in naturalistic settings.

    “Firstly, play fighting is most common during the early juvenile period (and then it gradually decreases 102,117 ), while serious fighting is generally rare even in naturalistic settings. 118”

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Authors
Adams, N., & Boice, R.
Affiliations
State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Adams, Nelson
Venue
Behavioural Processes
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1989-06
Volume
19
Issue
1-3
Pages
127-142
ISSN
0376-6357 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0376-6357(89)90036-3
OpenAlex
W1992331637
Cited by
72
References
37
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Behavioural Processes (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Keywords
dominance hierarchy, Rattus norvegicus, albino rats, male dominance, social development (developmental psychology), physical environment, agonistic behavior, intruder aggression

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