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The effect of prior victory or defeat in the same site as that of subsequent encounter on the determination of dyadic dominance in the domestic hen

Cloutier, Sylvie and Beaugrand, Jacques P. and Lague, Paul C. (1995) The effect of prior victory or defeat in the same site as that of subsequent encounter on the determination of dyadic dominance in the domestic hen. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Abstract

We examined the effect of prior victory or defeat in the same site as that of a subsequent encounter on the outcome of dyadic encounter of domestic hens by placing them in two situations: In the first set of dyads, two unacquainted hens having experienced prior victory were introduced in the site where one had experienced victory. In the second set, two unacquainted hens having experienced defeat were introduced in the site where one had recently lost. Results indicate that victories are equally shared between individuals with prior victory experiences, while familiarity with the meeting site did not give any advantage. However, hens having previously lost were disadvantaged when the encounter occurred in the same site as that of their prior defeat. This demonstrates that previous social experience in a site is more important on the outcome of subsequent encounters for losers than winners. Losers seem to associate the site with the stressful effect of losing or being more easily dominated.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:Prior experience of victory and defeat; Locus dependent dominance; Agonistic behaviour; Hen; Gallus domesticus
Subjects:Biology > Animal Behavior
Biology > Ethology
Psychology > Comparative Psychology
ID Code:1940
Deposited By:Beaugrand, Jacques
Deposited On:01 Dec 2001
Last Modified:12 Sep 2007 17:41

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