Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves
In canids, play dynamics seem to be more affected by dominance hierarchy rather than cooperative social bonds. To test this hypothesis we studied a colony of grey wolves (Canis lupus lupus). We quantified the dynamics of aggression and hierarchical changes in two periods (Sample 1 and Sample 2). Sam...
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ftunivpisairis:oai:arpi.unipi.it:11568/754208 2024-04-14T08:10:09+00:00 Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves Cordoni, Giada PALAGI, ELISABETTA Cordoni, Giada Palagi, Elisabetta 2016 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11568/754208 https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003326 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000380805100005 volume:153 firstpage:749 lastpage:766 numberofpages:18 journal:BEHAVIOUR http://hdl.handle.net/11568/754208 doi:10.1163/1568539X-00003326 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84982860484 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftunivpisairis https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003326 2024-03-21T18:46:46Z In canids, play dynamics seem to be more affected by dominance hierarchy rather than cooperative social bonds. To test this hypothesis we studied a colony of grey wolves (Canis lupus lupus). We quantified the dynamics of aggression and hierarchical changes in two periods (Sample 1 and Sample 2). Sample 2 was characterized by higher level of aggressiveness and by a more strict and steep linear hierarchy. The negative correlation between rank distance and play frequency characterizing both periods and the higher play asymmetry in Sample 2 suggest that rank rules dictate play rules thus highlighting the competitive side of wolf play behaviour. The overall affiliation rates showed no variation between the two samples. Yet, play performance was modified. In Sample 2, wolves reduced playful activity, limited the number of players per session and avoided playing during high competition contexts. Our findings support the hypothesis that wolf play is modulated by dominance relationships more than by cooperative social bonds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus ARPI - Archivio della Ricerca dell'Università di Pisa Behaviour 153 6-7 749 766 |
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In canids, play dynamics seem to be more affected by dominance hierarchy rather than cooperative social bonds. To test this hypothesis we studied a colony of grey wolves (Canis lupus lupus). We quantified the dynamics of aggression and hierarchical changes in two periods (Sample 1 and Sample 2). Sample 2 was characterized by higher level of aggressiveness and by a more strict and steep linear hierarchy. The negative correlation between rank distance and play frequency characterizing both periods and the higher play asymmetry in Sample 2 suggest that rank rules dictate play rules thus highlighting the competitive side of wolf play behaviour. The overall affiliation rates showed no variation between the two samples. Yet, play performance was modified. In Sample 2, wolves reduced playful activity, limited the number of players per session and avoided playing during high competition contexts. Our findings support the hypothesis that wolf play is modulated by dominance relationships more than by cooperative social bonds. |
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Cordoni, Giada PALAGI, ELISABETTA Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves |
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Cordoni, Giada PALAGI, ELISABETTA |
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Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves |
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Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves |
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Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves |
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Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves |
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Aggression and Hierarchical Steepness Inhibit Social Play in Adult Wolves |
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aggression and hierarchical steepness inhibit social play in adult wolves |
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