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Social Pecking

Social Pecking is a theoretical construct within animal behavior studies that specifies the hierarchical structuring of individuals in a group based on competitive interactions for resources, where the differentia lies in the use of aggressive or dominance-related pecking acts to establish and maintain social rank.

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EXTINCTION‐INDUCED AGGRESSION<sup>1</sup>

Nathan H. Azrin, R. R. Hutchinson, D. F. Hake · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior · 1966 · 514 citations · Full text

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Social discrimination and aggression by laying hens in large groups: from peck orders to social tolerance

Richard B. D’Eath, Linda Keeling · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2003 · 128 citations

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Early feather pecking as a form of social exploration: the effect of group stability on feather pecking and tonic immobility in domestic chicks

Bernd Riedstra, Ton G. G. Groothuis · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2002 · 115 citations

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<i>Mus musculus</i> : Experimental Induction of Territory Formation

Paul K. Anderson, James Hill · Science · 1965 · 112 citations

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The Social Order in Flocks of the Common Chicken and the Pigeon

W. C. Allee · The Auk · 1934 · 109 citations

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Authors

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  1. AM
    A. M. Guhl

    Kansas State University, United States

    3 publications · 139 citations

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  2. DW
    D. W. Rajecki

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. MA
    Melissa A. Cordes

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  4. PS
    P.B. Siegel

    Virginia Tech, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  5. DP
    Devin P. Merullo

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 25 citations

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  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    170 citations

  2. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  3. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    140 citations

  4. University of Miyazaki

    Miyazaki, Japan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    369 citations

  5. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

    Arkansas City, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    214 citations

  6. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  7. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    6 publications · 127 citations

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  2. Applied Animal Behaviour Science

    5 publications · 417 citations

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  3. Physiology & Behavior

    4 publications · 170 citations

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  4. The Auk

    2 publications · 125 citations

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