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Why do yellow-bellied marmots call?
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This work addressed if and how yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, alarm-calling behaviour was influenced by the presence or absence of both descendent and nondescendent kin, by using total r as a measure of the opportunity for kin selection.
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