This is a linkpost for http://johnsalvatier.org/blog/2017/submission-and-dominance-among-friends
Alpha = one at the top of the pecking order, omega = one at the bottom.
the "fake aggression" is made of actual dominance and submission behaviors
No, I don't think so. Aggression is different from dominance. I shove you, you shove me, we both laugh. No dominance and no submission.
What happens if you shove me and I don't respond? Is there still no effect on relative status?