Sweet mama: affiliative interactions are related to the reproductive success of dominant female Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota)
Panaccio Matteo,
Achaz von Hardenberg,
Caterina Ferrari
Abstract:Sociality is a complex phenomenon, able to influence multiple traits of an individual life history. In group-living mammals, sociality is likely to play a major role in the reproductive success of individuals. Here we investigate how sociality traits are associated to reproductive success in female Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota), a highly social and cooperative breeding ground squirrel distributed in the European Alps. We used social network analysis to calculate sociality metrics and hurdle generalized line… Show more
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