Various relationships between predatory dominance and aggressive behavior in Pairs of cats

✍ Scribed by E. Fonberg; Z. Brudnias-Stepowska; J. Zagrodzka

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 647 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0096-140X
• DOI: 10.1002/1098-2337(1985)11:2<103::aid-ab2480110203>3.0.co;2-r

✦ Synopsis

The experiments were performed on adult male cats selected initially as good mousekillers. Cats were tested in pairs and each pair was introduced separately to the experimental compartment. The attitude toward the partner before and during the predatory competition test as well as superiority in catching and killing the mice, considered as an index of dominance, were registered. in the course of experiment five types of relations between the predatory dominance and aggressive behavior were observed. The concept of dominance as an outcome of several factors was discussed. It was concluded that predatory dominance is not based exclusively on aggressive mechanisms, as it may be formed and sustained without overt aggression.