Read the article by Blumstein and colleagues (2013), "Early Play May Predict Later Dominance Relationships in Yellow-Bellied Marmots (Marmota flaviventris)" (Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 280, article number 20130485). Using this paper as a springboard, how would you go about testing the long-term fitness benefits of play? Why are longitudinal empirical or observational studies important for examining the fitness ramifications of early life play?

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The Answer of Read the article by Blumstein and colleagues (2013), "Early Play May Predict Later Dominance Relationships in Yellow-Bellied Marmots (Marmota flaviventris)" (Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 280, article number 20130485). Using this paper as a springboard, how would you go about testing the long-term fitness benefits of play? Why are longitudinal empirical or observational studies important for examining the fitness ramifications of early life play?

Read the Article by Blumstein and Colleagues (2013), "Early Play