Aggression and dominance in matched groups of subadult Icelandic horses (Equus caballus)

Hilde Vervaecke1,2, Jeroen M. G. Stevens3,4, Harold Vandemoortele5, Hrefna Sigurjónsdóttir5, Han de Vries6
1Samrée, Belgium
2KAHO Sint-Lieven, University of Leuven, Ethology Group, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
3Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
4Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Centre for Research and Conservation, Antwerp, Belgium
5Iceland University of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland
6Department of Behavioural Biology, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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