#803 Lee Dugatkin - Power in the Wild, The Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others
RECORDED ON MARCH 3rd 2023.
Dr. Lee Dugatkin is a Professor of Biology and Distinguished Arts and Sciences Scholar in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville. He is a behavioral ecologist and historian of science and his main area of research interest is the evolution of social behavior. He is the author of numerous books, including, Behind the Crimson Curtain: The Rise and Fall of Peale’s Museum, How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog, and textbooks like Principles of Animal Behavior, and Evolution. His latest book is Power in the Wild: The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others.
In this episode, we focus on Power in the Wild. We talk about dominance, and the relationship between dominance and cooperation. We discuss the costs of power. We talk about how animals assess potential opponents, and bystander effects and audience effects in challenges. We discuss how high-ranking individuals can promote prosociality within the group. We talk about power struggles between individuals of opposites sexes. Finally, we discuss group power.
Time Links:
Intro
What is dominance?
The relationship between cooperation and dominance
The costs of power
Assessing potential opponents, bystander effects, and audience effects
How high-ranking individuals can promote prosociality within the group
Are power struggles always between individuals of the same sex?
Group power
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