Leadership and Status in Mammalian Societies: Context Matters

Published on February 20, 2020

It is widely recognized that within mammalian societies an individual may be simultaneously a leader of collective behavior and hold a position of high status. Drawing from a comparative perspective, we recently suggested that some leaders are of low status or emerge in egalitarian societies lacking dominance hierarchies [1]. Furthermore, we noted that some high-ranking individuals, despite their priority access to resources and ability to evoke submissive behaviors or win dyadic competitions, have little or no influence on collective group behavior [1].

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