Molecular correlates of social dominance: a novel role for ependymin in aggression.

Theoretical and empirical studies have sought to explain the formation and maintenance of social relationships within groups. The resulting dominance hierarchies have significant fitness and survival consequences dependent upon social status. We hypothesised that each position or rank within a group...

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Main Authors: Lynne U Sneddon, Rupert Schmidt, Yongxiang Fang, Andrew R Cossins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3071721?pdf=render