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Conner S. Philson

Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles

ORCID: 0000-0002-5974-347X

Works: 15 total (14 publications, 1 dataset, 0 documents)

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Marmot Social Structure

Fitness consequences of social group architecture in yellow-bellied marmots. Repeated interactions between individuals f...

completedEcology and Evolutionary biology

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Social security: individuals in socially reciprocal groups may perceive security from predators

2025Behavioral EcologyDOI: 10.1093/beheco/araf008

Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action

2025The Conversation

Multilevel selection on individual and group social behaviour in the wild

2025Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesDOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.3061Cited 4 times

Timing of seasonal events is correlated with social network position in a wild mammal

2024Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyDOI: 10.1007/s00265-024-03472-5Cited 4 times

Social control is associated with increased reproductive skew in a wild mammal

2024Biology LettersDOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0003Cited 3 times

Extending the social cohesion hypothesis: is group social structure associated with dispersal in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventer)?

2024Current ZoologyDOI: 10.1093/cz/zoae002Cited 1 times

Differences in gut microbes across age and sex linked to metabolism and microbial stability in a wild hibernating mammal

2024Ecology and EvolutionDOI: 10.1002/ece3.70519Cited 1 times

Group social structure has limited impact on reproductive success in a wild mammal

2023Behavioral EcologyDOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac102Cited 19 times

Emergent social structure is typically not associated with survival in a facultatively social mammal

2023Biology LettersDOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0511Cited 15 times

Evolution of social position and structure – a multilevel selection perspective

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2023Behavioral EcologyDOI: 10.1093/beheco/arad104

The social microbiome: gut microbiome diversity and abundance are negatively associated with sociality in a wild mammal

2023Royal Society Open ScienceDOI: 10.1098/rsos.231305Cited 21 times

Marmot mass gain rates relate to their group’s social structure

2022Behavioral Ecology

Is flight initiation distance associated with longer-term survival in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventer)?

2022Animal BehaviourDOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.05.013Cited 18 times

Marmot mass gain rates relate to their group’s social structure

2021DOI: 10.5068/d1x38hCited 1 times