?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+role+of+observation+and+of+individual+differences+in+in+the+determination+of+rank+order+in+triads+of+male+green+swordtail+fish+(Xiphophorus+helleri)&rft.creator=Beaugrand%2C+Jacques+P.&rft.creator=Cotnoir%2C+Pierre-Alain&rft.subject=Animal+Behavior&rft.subject=Animal+Cognition&rft.subject=Ethology&rft.description=Triads+of+Xiphophorus+helleri+males+composed+of+a+large+prior+winner+(A)%2C+a+small+prior+winner+(a)%2C+and+a+small+prior+loser+(w)+were+formed.+In+one+condition%2C+A+was+used+as+bystander+while+in+another+condition+it+was+the+small+w.+The+bystander+could+see+through+a+transparent+partition+and+observe+conflict+settlement+between+the+two+other+fish+without+interacting+with+them.+As+soon+as+a+dominance+relationship+clearly+emerged%2C+the+partition+was+raised+and+the+fish+on+standby+could+establish+dominance+relationships+with+them.+The+most+frequent+triadic+structures+obtained+were+A+%3Ea%3Ew+and+A%3Ew%3Ea+indicating+that+individual+characteristics+played+a+determinant+role+in+hierarchy+formation.+Patterns+of+assembly+depended+on+individual+differences+of+the+fish.+The+fact+that+the+same+dominance+structures+were+reached+through+various+patterns+of+assembly+suggests+that+individual+differences+are+more+determinant+than+paths+of+resolution+in+Xiphophorus.&rft.publisher=Elsevier&rft.date=1996&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1943%2F3%2Fbeaugrand-cotnoir-1996.pdf&rft.identifier=++Beaugrand%2C+Jacques+P.+and+Cotnoir%2C+Pierre-Alain++(1996)+The+role+of+observation+and+of+individual+differences+in+in+the+determination+of+rank+order+in+triads+of+male+green+swordtail+fish+(Xiphophorus+helleri).++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1943%2F