When the researchers silenced them, “loser” mice no longer accepted their subordinate position in later encounters – but winning still reinforced dominance. Essentially, different brain circuits were ...

A new article provides a narrative review of the relevant similarities and distinctions between nonhumans and humans to assess the causes and consequences of winner and loser effects in humans.

The 'loser effect' -- which causes animals to shy away from violence after losing a fight -- evolves independently of any change in fighting ability, new research suggests. The "loser effect" -- which ...

Marquerite Herzog, a biology doctoral student at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to study the molecular ...

Stable hierarchical structures within groups of crayfish emerge from a series of dyadic encounters among its members. A modeling approach was used to explore the progression in fighting success of ...

Research has shown that in many animals, the winners of a fight are more likely to win subsequent contests, while the losers tend to lose their following fights. In experiments where male stickleback ...