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Temporal pairwise-correlation analysis provides empirical support for attention hierarchies in mice

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Curley, James P.·2016·Biology Letters

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In many social hierarchies, more subordinate individuals adjust their behaviour according to the presence or behaviour of more dominant individuals. In this study, it is shown that male mice form linear dominance hierarchies characterized by individuals attacking in bursts. Temporal pairwise-correlation analysis reveals that non-dominant individuals avoid behaving aggressively concurrently with an aggressively behaving alpha male. This anti-correlation is only found with alpha males and is greater for more despotic alpha males. It is concluded that less dominant individuals modulate their aggressive behaviour in response to their social context, resulting in an attentional group structure.

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  • In mice, a dominant male's position is first established through fighting; after some time individuals most probably recognize each other and often react with chase, flight or avoidance before actual contact.

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Authors
Curley, J. P.
Affiliations
Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Curley, James P.
Venue
Biology Letters
Published
2016-05
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
20160192
ISSN
  • 1744-9561 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-957X
OpenAlex
W2394968180
Cited by
43
References
16
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
FWCI
6.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biology Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Department of Psychology, Columbia University.
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
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Keywords
dominance hierarchy, aggression, alpha male, anticorrelation, social environment, male mice
MeSH terms
Aggression, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Male, Social Dominance, Time Factors, Mice

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