Abstract
8 pairs of male red-winged blackbirds were tested in an operant conditioning situation wherein both the response perch and food hopper were freely available to both members of a pair. It was observed that familiarization with a territory and epaulet visibility are not critical to maintenance of dominance in reproductively inactive birds. The potential usefulness of competitive/cooperative tasks for the study of dominance behavior is discussed.
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