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<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10818-012-9140-6</ref> | <ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10818-012-9140-6</ref> | ||
<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-04852-038</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=pMwk3haZhioC&oi=fnd&pg=PA375&dq=%22alpha+male%22+human&ots=SrKjMFBExF&sig=6tZfzkttgDXS6ccZa_7_bRnrAKM#v=onepage&q=%22alpha%20male%22%20&f=false</ref><ref>http://www.successfulexecutive.com.au/files/r0405c-pdf-eng.pdf</ref><ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1097184X07313357</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886907000955</ref> | <ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-04852-038</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=pMwk3haZhioC&oi=fnd&pg=PA375&dq=%22alpha+male%22+human&ots=SrKjMFBExF&sig=6tZfzkttgDXS6ccZa_7_bRnrAKM#v=onepage&q=%22alpha%20male%22%20&f=false</ref><ref>http://www.successfulexecutive.com.au/files/r0405c-pdf-eng.pdf</ref><ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1097184X07313357</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886907000955</ref> | ||
Sometimes academics will only use alpha in humans to describe formally ascribed ranks such as "kings".<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Denise_Cummins/publication/228380735_Dominance_status_and_social_hierarchies/links/0c9605272d5c4810c5000000/Dominance-status-and-social-hierarchies.pdf</ref> | Sometimes academics will only use alpha in humans to describe formally ascribed ranks such as "kings".<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Denise_Cummins/publication/228380735_Dominance_status_and_social_hierarchies/links/0c9605272d5c4810c5000000/Dominance-status-and-social-hierarchies.pdf</ref> While others use alpha to mean a set of nebulous traits colloquially associated with male sexual success, such as masculinity and extroversion <ref>https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/697086v1.abstract</ref>. While other academics focus on alpha as a sexually successful human<ref>https://www.academia.edu/14471033/Reproductive_strategies_and_relationship_preferences_associated_with_prestigious_and_dominant_men</ref>, like this page does. | ||
Ambitious and assertive men tend to use dominance and intimidation to become an alpha male (obtaining desirable women).<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1987-21883-001</ref><ref>https://www.academia.edu/14471033/Reproductive_strategies_and_relationship_preferences_associated_with_prestigious_and_dominant_men</ref> | Ambitious and assertive men tend to use dominance and intimidation to become an alpha male (obtaining desirable women).<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1987-21883-001</ref><ref>https://www.academia.edu/14471033/Reproductive_strategies_and_relationship_preferences_associated_with_prestigious_and_dominant_men</ref> | ||