Dominance relations in pairs of domestic cats

IF 1.3 4区生物学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Behavioural Processes Pub Date : 1977-11-01 DOI:10.1016/0376-6357(77)90027-4

J.N. De Boer

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Abstract

The dominance relationships in a group of adult male cats were studied by means of paired encounters in an observation arena which was equally familiar to both animals.

In order to develop a good operational technique a pilot study was undertaken. Dominance relationships were determined by using criteria based upon approach/withdrawal or threatening postures similar to those described by Leyhausen (1973).

During the encounters two conflicting tendencies seemed to appear: efforts to avoid confrontation and agonistic interactions. The intensity of the reaction varied from pair to pair.

Some kinds of behaviour, not considered to be agonistic (such as exploration and, to a lesser extent, rubbing and urine marking), were performed more frequently by the dominant male.

Furthermore it was shown that in the course of the experiments, the number of encounters in which no dominance could be assessed increased, probably due to increasing familiarity.

The results of a pilot study on the effect of castration and testosterone treatment upon dominance relationships are also presented.

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研究了一组成年公猫的统治关系，方法是在两个动物都熟悉的观察场所进行配对接触。为了发展一种良好的操作技术，进行了一项试验性研究。支配关系是通过使用类似于Leyhausen(1973)所描述的基于接近/退缩或威胁姿势的标准来确定的。在遭遇过程中，似乎出现了两种相互冲突的倾向:努力避免对抗和激烈的互动。反应的强度因对而异。一些不被认为是竞争的行为(如探索，在较小程度上，摩擦和尿标记)，更频繁地由占主导地位的雄性进行。此外，研究还表明，在实验过程中，无法评估优势的相遇次数增加了，这可能是由于熟悉程度的增加。一项关于阉割和睾酮治疗对优势关系影响的初步研究结果也被提出。

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Behavioural Processes 生物-动物学

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

7.70%

发文量

144

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Behavioural Processes is dedicated to the publication of high-quality original research on animal behaviour from any theoretical perspective. It welcomes contributions that consider animal behaviour from behavioural analytic, cognitive, ethological, ecological and evolutionary points of view. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and papers that integrate theory and methodology across disciplines are particularly welcome.