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Survival shortly after separation from parents in juvenile-assisted young was enhanced through their larger separation weight.","Weight at separation from parents may affect subsequent size and/or reproduction. Weight at separation from parents was positively correlated with pairing weight in males and females. Pairs containing large males produced litters sooner than those with small males. Pups of large females showed increased growth prior to separation from parents. Both female and male voles showed a significant preference for large versus small mates.","Also, prairie vole pups were raised with or without older siblings to determine the relative importance of weight at separation from parents versus preseparation social experience on subsequent reproduction. Female weight at separation predicted pup growth and the interlitter interval. 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