Among pairs where both females gave birth within the required time period (5 days), both litters survived in fewer unrelated pairs (10/16) than in sister pairs (9/9), although this difference did not quite reach statistical significance (Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.057).
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Cryptic kin discrimination during communal lactation in mice favours cooperation between relatives.
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