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Group dynamics and social hierarchies can emerge through self-organization. Increased aggression, sexual dimorphism, and obligate aggression in the DomWorld model drive individual differences in animal societies.

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  • Social Systems Modeling

Background:

  • Animal societies exhibit complex social structures.
  • Individual differences in dominance and spatial positioning are common.
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  • To investigate the self-organizational processes underlying social hierarchies.
  • To model the emergence of individual differences in dominance and centrality.
  • To identify key factors influencing the development of social structure.

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