Abstract
Within 22 groups of four rats, raised together from weaning, dominance orders were determined daily on the basis of each group member’s ratio of wins to losses in spontaneous dominance encounters. No relationship was found between social rank in such intraspecies aggressive encounters and adult propensity to show interspecies aggression (mouse killing).
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
BAENNINGER, L. P. The reliability of dominance orders in rats. Animal Behaviour, 1966, 14, 367–371.
BAENNINGER, L. P. Social dominance orders in the rat: “Spontaneous,” food and water competition. Journal of Comparative & Physiological Psychology, in press.
ENDROCZI, E., LISSAK, K., & TELEGDY, G. Influence of sexual and adrenocortical hormones on the maternal aggressivity. Acta Physiologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 1958 14, 353–357.
GRANT, E. C., & CHANCE, M. R. A. Rank order in caged rats. Animal Behaviour, 1958, 6, 183–196.
KARLI, P. The Norway rat’s killing response to the white mouse: An experimental analysis. Behaviour, 1956, 10, 81–103.
LINDZEY, G., MANOSEVITZ, M., & WINSTON, H. Social dominance in the mouse. Psychonomic Science, 1966, 5, 451–452.
MOYER, K. E. Kinds of aggression and their physiological basis. Communications in Behavioral Biology, 1968, 2, 65.
SCHUMSKY, D. A., & JONES, P. D. Reliable paired comparison dominance orders in rats. Psychological Record, 1966, 16, 473–478.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Baenninger, L.P., Baenninger, R. “Spontaneous” fighting and mouse-killing by rats. Psychon Sci 19, 161 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335528
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335528