Merging social hierarchies: Effects on dominance rank in male green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri).

Abstract:

:When the same set of individuals are placed in different social contexts, some groups members often experience a change in dominance status. We examined the context-dependence of social status using a group fusion protocol in male green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri). Six individuals were matched for size and separated into two groups of three fish. Each triad established a stable hierarchy after which time the two subgroups were merged into one larger assemblage. The maintenance of within- and between-group rank relationships was examined. Relative rank was preserved within each subgroup across social contexts but we found no evidence that familiarity with dominant animals assists individuals of one subgroup in achieving higher rank (coat-tail effects). Dominant individuals from the pre-fusion groups were significantly likely to obtain high status in the merged group and vice versa for subordinate pre-fusion animals. These results demonstrate that social rank in swordtails is relatively impervious to changes in social context, but we address some deviations from this trend. Small differences in standard length were a significant predictor of the most dominant rank in the post-fusion hierarchy, with the largest animals tending to occupy the alpha position. We discuss our results in terms of the potential factors involved in within- and between-group rank maintenance, including individual recognition, winner and loser effects, or asymmetries in dominance-related characteristics.

journal_name

Behav Processes

journal_title

Behavioural processes

authors

Earley RL,Dugatkin LA

doi

10.1016/j.beproc.2006.07.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-11-01 00:00:00

pages

290-8

issue

3

eissn

0376-6357

issn

1872-8308

pii

S0376-6357(06)00163-X

journal_volume

73

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