Dominance Relationships Between Adult Plains Zebra Stallions in Semi-Captivity
Dominance Relationships Between Adult Plains Zebra Stallions in Semi-Captivity
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半圈养成年平原斑马种马之间的优势关系
DOI：
10.1163/156853988x00566
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发表时间：
1988
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影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
M. Schilder
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作者：
M. Schilder
对野生动物园中4-5匹成年斑马公马的亲缘关系进行了为期5年的调查。一些行为分布的不对称性可以通过采用支配地位作为干预变量来解释。种马的支配地位具有两极性质，一方面表现为从属和防御，另一方面表现为强化和确认支配地位。正式支配地位的表达似乎起着次要作用。种马的二元关系不同的行为反映优势关系的数量。虽然通常可以构建线性的等级顺序，但这些等级顺序不一定相同。这意味着优势的概念对于描述斑马种马之间的关系只有有限的价值。
The relationships between 4-5 adult zebra stallions, living in a safari park, were investigated over a period of 5 years. Asymmetries in the distributions of a number of behaviours could be explained by adopting dominance as an intervening variable. Dominance in stallions was of a bipolar nature with on the one hand behaviours representing subordinance and defence, and on the other hand behaviours reinforcing and confirming dominance. Expression of formal dominance seems to play a minor role. The dyadic relationships of stallions differed as to the number of behaviours reflecting dominance relationships. Although often linear rank-orders could be constructed, these rank-orders were not necessarily identical. This means that the concept of dominance is of only limited value for describing relationships between zebra stallions.