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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Dog Social Bhv (wiki) final, "pack" that includes dog owner, for whom the dog expects the owner to become the "alpha" member of the pack, the alpha dog discourages negative behavior by lower-ranking dogs, communication using biting/mouthing, the alpha dog gets to enters den first, natural pack for which entire pack hunts together, personality see other maps are linked because of wolf ancestry, genetics are linked because of wolf ancestry, body language to eye contact, Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Behavior is influenced by social environment, in which dogs, the alpha dog is calm & assertive, biting/mouthing to maintain order in the pack, Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) Behavior is influenced by learning, Dr. Serpell (UPenn Vet) suggests domestication is the result of "displaced parental behavior" by humans., companion dogs for example Beagle-Bull Dog, the alpha dog leads group movements, linear dominance hierachy with alpha > beta >....omega for example natural pack, the "alpha" member of the pack who is accepted as a member of the pack, complex personality phenotypes but remember environment also influences "phenotype" (outward appearance), learning both influence "Empathy", companion dogs for example Siberian Husky