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THIS PAPER REVIEWS THE DEVELOPMENT AND DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL DOMINANCE IN THE RHESUS MONKEY. RANK AMONG FEMALES IS STABLE, WITH OFFSPRING RANKING JUST BELOW THEIR MOTHER IN THE HIERACHY. MALES SHIFT GROUPS AT SEXUAL MATURITY; ONCE IN A NEW GROUP DOMINANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH SENIORITY RATHER THAN AGE, PHYSICAL SIZE, OR FIGHTING ABILITY. MALES TEND TO JOIN GROUPS CONTAINING OLDER BROTHERS, FORMING ALLIANCES AGAINST UNRELATED MALES. MALES WITH HIGH-RANKING MOTHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE HIGH RANK AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN THEIR NEW GROUP, BUT THE MECHANISMS BY WHICH THEY DO THIS ARE NOT UNDERSTOOD. THE IMPORTANCE OF KINSHIP, AND MATERNAL INFLUENCES IN PARTICULAR, ARE ALSO SEEN IN MANY HUMAN CULTURES.

THE AUTHOR SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOMINATION OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COUPLED WITH COMPETITIVE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IS MIDLY PARADOXICAL. THE SAME VOTERS PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS IN BOTH CONSTITUENCIES, YET PARTISAN DISTRIBUTION OF VOTERS ACROSS CONSTITUENCIES IS SUCH THAT THE HOUSE WAS CONSISTENTLY DEMOCRATIC IN THE MODERN ERA, DUE TO DEMOCRATS HAVING MORE SAFE SEATS.