In the Context of Social Groups, Dominance Hierarchies

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the context of social groups, dominance hierarchies

• A)are maintained by females only.
• B)are maintained by males only.
• C)are present in all primate species.
• D)impose a certain amount of order within the group.
• E)have not been studied by primatologists.

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