Sentence examples for dominant rank from inspiring English sources
We can clearly see that when the data size increases, the Jurs_RNCG is more frequently dominant or near dominant (rank > 4).
Following [15], we identified the dominant (Rank 1) as the individual that was most often present on the nest.
In 225 trials, we found 4 distinct orderings of genomic fluidity, three of which accounted for 224/225 orderings (see Figure 5 for the three dominant rank orderings).
We find there is a statistically significant and unambiguous rank order of genomic fluidity for 11 = 21 comparisons of relative rank order among the 7 species examined in all 3 alignment parameter conditions corresponding to the dominant rank orderings (p < 0.05; see Additional file 1, Tables S2-S7).
We used the "dominance rank" (dominant or subordinate) and the "competitive treatment" (interspecific or intraspecific competition) as independent variables.
Previous authors have speculated that the mechanisms behind observed differences in size in relation to dominance rank (where more dominant animals are larger) might be due to differences in the foraging behaviour of dominant versus more subordinate individuals (McGreevy and Burgess, 2005; Ingólfsdóttir and Sigurjónsdóttir, 2008).
We classified the bees according to their dominance rank; the most dominant bee was dubbed "α", the median "β", and the lowest in the rank "γ".
Copulatory success is highly influenced by dominance rank; the most-dominant males find more oestrous females and gain first access during oestrus [24].
Rates of masturbation were related to dominance rank, with the most dominant males masturbating more than subordinates (rs = −0.48, P = 0.032, N = 20 males; Fig. 1).
Alongside body condition, our results show a strong association between dominance rank and obesity (BCS ≥ 7/9), where dominant individuals appear to be at a higher risk of obesity.
The degree of vigilance towards group members often reflects the dominance rank of an individual: subordinates pay attention to dominants.
