Social Security: social relationship strength and connectedness influence how marmots respond to alarm calls

Abstract

Yellow-bellied marmots are studied to suggest a new way that social relationships can be beneficial: they increase perceptions of security and this ultimately may facilitate foraging and illustrate an effect of social relationships on predation risk assessment.

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