This has been interpreted as a way to avoid aggressive behavior from the dominant female.

These groups are typically led by a dominant female and male, who maintain almost exclusive rights to have offspring.

Thus, the daughter of the dominant female will immediately be placed above all other females in the group.

Nevertheless, the dominant female still ends up with most eggs.

The steady, dominant female of the Graveyards who has led the group for four years.

They are matriarchal, and only the dominant female is allowed to mate.

The advantages of female access to dominant females is less clear.

She's a 'free spirit' and appears to be the second most dominant female in the group.

If they do catch up, concentrate on the dominant female.

"The question is, how long can the dominant female get away with harassing the subordinates and still keep them in the group?"