Most prairie vole young remain at their natal burrow even after they have reached adulthood and help their parents rear subsequent litters of younger siblings.Breeding pairs with helpers have higher reproductive success than those without helpers.Young that leave the natal burrow have low survival and reproductive success.Prairie vole helpers have no _______ fitness, but do have _______ fitness.

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Prairie vole helpers have no direct fitness because they are not reproducing themselves, but they do have indirect fitness by helping their relatives, which increases the overall genetic representation of their family in the population.

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