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The dynamics of dominance: open questions, challenges and solutions

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Strauss, Eli D., Shizuka, Daizaburo·2022·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
DOI 10.1098/rstb.2020.0445PMC PMC8743878
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Although social hierarchies are recognized as dynamic systems, they are typically treated as static entities for practical reasons. Here, we ask what we can learn from a dynamical view of dominance, and provide a research agenda for the next decades. We identify five broad questions at the individual, dyadic and group levels, exploring the causes and consequences of individual changes in rank, the dynamics underlying dyadic dominance relationships, and the origins and impacts of social instability. Although challenges remain, we propose avenues for overcoming them. We suggest distinguishing between different types of social mobility to provide conceptual clarity about hierarchy dynamics at the individual level, and emphasize the need to explore how these dynamic processes produce dominance trajectories over individual lifespans and impact selection on status-seeking behaviour. At the dyadic level, there is scope for deeper exploration of decision-making processes leading to observed interactions, and how stable but malleable relationships emerge from these interactions. Across scales, model systems where rank is manipulable will be extremely useful for testing hypotheses about dominance dynamics. Long-term individual-based studies will also be critical for understanding the impact of rare events, and for interrogating dynamics that unfold over lifetimes and generations. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The centennial of the pecking order: current state and future prospects for the study of dominance hierarchies’.

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Authors
Strauss, E. D., & Shizuka, D.
Affiliations
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
Corresponding author
Strauss, Eli D.
ORCID
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
2022-01-10
Volume
377
Issue
1845
Pages
20200445-20200445
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
DOI
10.1098/rstb.2020.0445
PMC
PMC8743878
OpenAlex
W4206143899
Cited by
42
References
5
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2026: 2 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11
FWCI
8.29
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Language
en
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  • Lincoln (University of Nebraska) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
  • University of Nebraska Lincoln
  • Office of Integrative Activities (0939454)
  • Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
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, rank change, social mobility, social instability, pecking order, animal social behavior
MeSH terms
Social Dominance

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