?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+role+of+individual+differences+and+patterns+of+resolution+in+the+formation+of+dominance+orders+in+domestic+hens+triads&rft.creator=Cloutier%2C+Sylvie&rft.creator=Beaugrand%2C+Jacques+P.&rft.creator=Lague%2C+Paul+C.&rft.subject=Animal+Behavior&rft.subject=Ethology&rft.subject=Comparative+Psychology&rft.description=This+research+compares+the+role+of+initial+individual+characteristics+to+that+of+patterns+of+resolution+in+which+successive+dominance+relationships+are+established+during+the+formation+of+triads+in+the+domestic+hen.+Combining+weight%2C+prior+victory+or+defeat+in+the+site+of+encounter%2C+and+comb+size%2C+we+created+three+levels+of+asymmetries+on+characteristics+for+triads+of+hens.+The+effects+of+these+asymmetries+were+then+examined+on+the+resultant+hierarchies+and+on+the+order+of+conflict+resolution+within+triads+under+two+different+conditions+of+assembly.+In+one+condition+(simultaneous+triad)%2C+the+three+hens+were+simultaneously+introduced+to+each+other+and+could+thus+freely+choose+their+opponent.+In+the+other+condition+(step-assembled+triad)%2C+the+hen+predicted+to+occupy+the+highest+rank+was+left+on+standby+and+introduced+once+the+two+other+hens+had+settled+dominance%2C+thus+disrupting+the+normal+process+of+hierarchy+formation+by+imposing+the+first+sequence+of+dominance+settlement.+We+found+that+the+structure+of+triadic+hierarchies+can+be+predicted+from+individual+characteristics+existing+prior+to+hierarchy+formation.+No+differences+in+the+resultant+structures+were+found+between+conditions+of+introduction%2C+though+different+paths+of+conflict+resolution+were+followed+indicating+that+individual+differences+had+a+more+determining+role+on+the+resultant+hierarchies+than+patterns+of+resolution.+Beside+showing+that+individual+differences+determine+resultant+triadic+structures%2C+the+present+results+also+show+that+the+same+end+structures+can+be+reached+by+following+resolution+paths+that+are+not+necessarily+of+the+Double+Dominance+and+Double+Subordinance+types+as+prescribed+by+Chase's+model.+It+is+also+found+that+in+the+simultaneous+condition+hens+select+each+other+to+form+pairs.+Therefore%2C+individuals+do+not+meet+at+random+but+choose+each+other+as+opponents.+The+two+hens+predicted+from+individual+differences+to+occupy+the+highest+ranks+first+settle+dominance%2C+followed+by+settlement+between+the+winner+of+the+previous+encounter+and+the+bystander.&rft.publisher=Elsevier&rft.date=1996&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1960%2F3%2Fcloutier-beaugrand-lague-1996.pdf&rft.identifier=++Cloutier%2C+Sylvie+and+Beaugrand%2C+Jacques+P.+and+Lague%2C+Paul+C.++(1996)+The+role+of+individual+differences+and+patterns+of+resolution+in+the+formation+of+dominance+orders+in+domestic+hens+triads.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1960%2F