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[[Alphabeta.png|thumb|An alpha-beta-omega chart with intermediaries]] | |||
'''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[beta]]''', and '''[[omega]]''' are names for animals of different rank in a [[dominance hierarchy|social hierarchy]]. [[Alpha|Alphas]] are at the top of the hierarchy and [[Omega|omegas]] are at the bottom. Other letters of the Greek alphabet are also used to represent rank, e.g. [[gamma males|gamma]] as an intermediate between beta and omega. | '''[[Alpha]]''', '''[[beta]]''', and '''[[omega]]''' are names for animals of different rank in a [[dominance hierarchy|social hierarchy]]. [[Alpha|Alphas]] are at the top of the hierarchy and [[Omega|omegas]] are at the bottom. Other letters of the Greek alphabet are also used to represent rank, e.g. [[gamma males|gamma]] as an intermediate between beta and omega. | ||
For simplicity, one often refers to all non-dominant animals as betas. | For simplicity, one often refers to all non-dominant animals as betas. | ||