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power in animal groups  

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  • Power processes in animal groups are strikingly similar to those in human groups. In both animal and human contexts, power is an individual's relative capacity to modify others' states by providing or withholding resources or administering punishments. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Animal Groups, Power in]

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