On the Distribution of Dominance in Populations of Social Organisms

@article{citeulike:1676624, abstract = {Bumble bees may possess a scalar character called dominance, which changes according to certain rules as a result of encounters between pairs of organisms. An equation for the distribution of dominance in a population is derived based on a set of plausible axioms. The resulting Boltzmann-like integrodifferential equation is analyzed, analytically and/or numerically, for certain important special cases.}, author = {J\"{a}ger, Eva and Segel, Lee A. }, citeulike-article-id = {1676624}, journal = {SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics}, keywords = {dominance, hierarchy, model, status}, number = {5}, pages = {1442--1468}, posted-at = {2007-09-19 18:30:39}, priority = {5}, title = {On the Distribution of Dominance in Populations of Social Organisms}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2102318}, volume = {52}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1676624 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1676624 N2 - Bumble bees may possess a scalar character called dominance, which changes according to certain rules as a result of encounters between pairs of organisms. An equation for the distribution of dominance in a population is derived based on a set of plausible axioms. The resulting Boltzmann-like integrodifferential equation is analyzed, analytically and/or numerically, for certain important special cases. IS - 5 JF - SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics EP - 1468 TI - On the Distribution of Dominance in Populations of Social Organisms VL - 52 SP - 1442 KW - dominance KW - hierarchy KW - model KW - status AU - Jäger, Eva AU - Segel, Lee PY - 1992/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/2102318 ER -