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. 2022 Jan 10;377(1845):20200447. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0447

Table 1.

Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) exhibit a range of aggressive (1–6) and submissive (7–8) dyadic dominance interactions (see also Papageorgiou & Farine [30]). (In each description, A represents the actor and B the recipient of the interaction.)

interaction category interaction type description
1 higher-cost aggressive SPI A grabs B by the tail feathers and spins them around
2 higher-cost aggressive TAI A grabs B by tail or body feathers
3 higher-cost aggressive CHA A chases B
4 lower-cost aggressive PEC A pecks B on the head or on body
5 lower-cost aggressive DIS A displaces B from foraging or resting (e.g. sand bathing) spot
6 lower-cost aggressive GAP A gapes at B (similar to chase display but without chasing). B recedes
7 submissive SUV A falls to the ground in front of B, often accompanied by a ‘crying call’. Usually observed in chicks, but also between adults when on the move
8 submissive SUB A performs submissive caress with its body under/around the chest of B