codominance

n. a sharing of high rank in certain nonhuman animal populations. Wild macaques, baboons, and chimpanzees may control their groups through a few small males exhibiting codominance, rather than through a linear hierarchy of animal dominance. Coalitions may be formed by lower ranking individuals either to counter the influence of more dominant individuals or to overthrow them. Often these coalitions are short-lived as one coalition member assumes dominance over the others.

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encephalon

n. see brain.