East, Marion L.; Höner, Oliver P.; Wachter, Bettina; … - In: Behavioral Ecology 20 (2009) 3, pp. 478-483
Social status is an important phenotypic trait that determines fitness-relevant parameters. In many mammalian societies, offspring acquire a social position at adulthood similar to that held by their mother ("rank inheritance") and thus obtain fitness benefits associated with this status....