Influence of aggression, proximity, dominance and grooming on bond strengths of pairs of female plains zebras in captivity

• Main Author: 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/10356/16542
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This present study aims to investigate whether the four parameters: aggression, proximity, dominance and grooming influence the bond strengths of pairs of female plains zebras. A herd of female plains zebras (N = 5) in captivity in the Singapore Zoological Gardens was studied. Markers of aggression,...