Investigating the effect of dominance hierarchy on grooming and aggression in plains zebras (Equus burchellii boehmi)

• Main Authors: Neo, Perpetua He Mei, Azrina Hussain, Ang, Serena Yue Ling
• Other Authors: Michael David Gumert
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social structure
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15505
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Social structure affects the distribution of cooperative and competitive behaviors within a group. Here, I examined how the linear dominance hierarchy in plains zebras influences the amount of grooming and aggression within pairs, and found that subordinate individuals receive more aggression and le...