Dominance signal
A dominance signal is used in a dominance hierarchy or pecking order to indicate an animal's dominance. Dorsal darkening has been suggested to represent a dominance signal in male tree lizards.[1] Gorillas sometimes use chest-drumming as a dominance signal.[2] Animals also sometimes use signals to indicate submission.
References
- ^ MA Robson, DB Miles (2000), Locomotor performance and dominance in male tree lizards, Urosaurus ornatus, Functional Ecology, JSTOR 2656410
- ^ M Krifka (2007), Functional similarities between bimanual coordination and topic/comment structure, Working Papers of the SFB, p. 632, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.119.2145
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