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We described the relationship between relatedness as full or maternal half siblings and expression of social play and other social behaviors in juvenile Belding’s ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) litters and evaluated the possible role of play in establishing social bonds between juvenile females. We used microsatellite analysis to determine relatedness. Juvenile females did not interact preferentially...
Benefits of play behavior have been described for individuals during the juvenile period; however, it is less clear whether benefits of juvenile play commonly extend beyond the period of juvenile development. I evaluated possible associations between juvenile social play and yearling maternal territorial behavior and reproductive success in female Belding’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi)...
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