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The present experiment studies the social dominance in rats, analyzing several agonistic and nonagonistic behavioral parameters. A correlation was observed within the agonistic categories, revealing also a positive correlation with the general bodily activity. However, it is noted that since dominance hierarchy in rats is not unidimensional, but complex, a further study of other factors influencing behavior is required in order to enable general conclusions regarding social behavior.
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The author wishes to extend thanks to Claudia Boenicke for her excellent assistance and to Steve Charles for his helpful criticism of earlier versions of this paper.
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Ramirez, J.M. Behavioral parameters of social dominance in rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 15, 96–98 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334477
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