Alpha male

Alpha male
In social animals, the alpha is the individual in the community whom the others follow. Where one male and one female fulfill this role, they are referred to as the alpha pair . Other animals in the same social group may...

If there is more than one dominant male, the group of alpha males are usually related. Two lines then are being "line bred". Also, in some populations such as the Crater lions, it is known that a population bottleneck has occurred.

The largest of the three males, the alpha males, defend harems of isopod females.

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