‘Winner-winner’ behavior may shape animal hierarchies

Researchers have developed a behavioral model that explains the complexity and diversity of social hierarchies in ants and which scientists believe may help us understand the nature of other animal societies, from primates to dolphins.

The work was done by researchers at North Carolina State University, the University of Oxford and Arizona State University. Read the media release from NC State University News Services.

This post was originally published in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences News.