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Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution

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Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution

Yellow-bellied marmots live in colonies with a single dominant male

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Friendly groups of marmots could help settle an enduring debate in evolution – whether the characteristics of a group can be more important to an individual’s chances of survival than the characteristics of that individual. An analysis of their behaviour is the first evidence in wild animals for this evolutionary idea, known as multilevel selection

“What we found is that the group traits are under just as strong selection as the individual traits, if not slightly stronger,” says

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