Sentence examples for dominance ability from inspiring English sources

Variation in levels of aggression and dominance ability has been linked to variation in innate metabolic rate, with dominant individuals being those with a high metabolic rate (Metcalfe et al. 1995; Yamamoto et al. 1998).

PIT-tag data were used to determine treatment effects on social dominance ability in three ways.

Furthermore, traits associated with high dominance ability may be disadvantageous in the absence of competition, and may therefore reduce r (Vøllestad and Quinn 2003).

Also, although social dominance has been found to have a high narrow-sense heritability [ 61], we observed no selection on social dominance ability in our experiment.

For salmonids, biological and theoretical considerations suggest that the optimal value of a number of traits associated with juvenile competitive ability (e.g. egg size, timing of emergence from nests, dominance ability), may depend on population density.

The three traits identified above (egg size, emergence time and dominance ability) are among those few where empirical and theoretical considerations together enable predictions not only about the existence of DDS in juvenile salmonids, but also the direction of selection.

The ability to dominate other individuals is beneficial for growth rates in competitive situations (Metcalfe et al. 1989, 1992), and hence at high densities, there should be selection for increased dominance abilities.

It is a significant amount in Bulgarian football terms, but does not fully explain their domestic dominance and ability to compete with some of Europe's heavyweights.

Despite its economic and military dominance, the ability of the U.S. to maneuver in this changing environment has been hampered by several factors.

The days following emergence are considered a critical period for survival, with larger size generally thought to be beneficial for territorial dominance, swimming ability and predator avoidance (Metcalfe et al. 1989; Einum and Fleming 2000).

Such interactions may be due to a number of factors, including competition for limited resources (e.g., soil nutrients or food), social behaviors (e.g., aggression, social dominance, competitive ability, or helping behavior), or interactions between mothers and their offspring (maternal effects) [ 2].