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. 2018 Nov 13;6:e5738. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5738

Table 1. Ethogram of agonistic interactions between male pheasants collected during the SG condition for the inference of social rank.

Agonistic
Chase aggressor (winner) runs towards opponent and opponent flees (loser)
Threat aggressor (winner) steps forwards and makes a sharp lunge towards opponent (loser), generally, the opponent flees. Similar to the start of a chase but aggressor does not continue to run
Contact aggressor (winner) pecks opponent (loser) with the bill, usually directed at the head, or aggressor (winner) jumps at opponent feet first to direct spurs at opponent (loser)
Submissive
Avoid an individual (loser) rapidly changes trajectory while walking and is within 3 m of another individual (winner) that is not showing any apparent signs of aggression