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A comparison of maternal behaviour in the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), prairie vole (M. ochrogaster) and pine vole (M. pinetorum)
Betty McGuire,Melinda A. Novak +1 more
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The maternal behaviour of three species of voles was compared using a semi-naturalistic laboratory system, and the physical parameters of pup development, including eye opening and the development of fur, were similar in all three species.About:
This article is published in Animal Behaviour.The article was published on 1984-11-01. It has received 204 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prairie vole & Vole.read more
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The adaptive value of sociality in mammalian groups
TL;DR: What is known about the reproductive consequences of sociality for mammals is reviewed to reflect the difficulty of quantifying the cumulative effects of behavioural interactions on fitness and the lack of information about the nature of social relationships among individuals in most taxa.
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The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior
Michael Numan,Thomas R. Insel +1 more
TL;DR: This work presents a new perspective on the role of environmental cues in the development of maternal behavior and investigates their role in the regulation of maternal aggression and aggression.
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Physiological substrates of mammalian monogamy: The prairie vole model
TL;DR: Results from research with voles suggest that the behaviors characteristics of monogamy, including social attachments and biparental care, may be modified by hormones during development and may be regulated by different mechanisms in males and females.
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A neurobiological basis of social attachment.
TL;DR: A novel approach to the neurobiology of attachment is described, suggesting that oxytocin and vasopressin may prove to be important in the pathophysiology of clinical disorders, such as autism, characterized by an inability to form normal social attachments.
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Social Organization of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
TL;DR: It is concluded that increased survival of juveniles in late autumn leads to the formation of communal groups and increases in population density.
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Experimental Design: Procedures for the Behavioral Sciences
A. S. Hedayat,Roger E. Kirk +1 more
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Experimental Design: Procedures for the Behavioral Sciences
TL;DR: This chapter discusses research strategies and the Control of Nuisance Variables, as well as randomly Randomized Factorial Design with Three or More Treatments and Randomized Block Factorial design, and Confounded Factorial Designs: Designs with Group-Interaction Confounding.
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The Mating System of the Prairie Vole, Microtus-Ochrogaster - Field and Laboratory Evidence for Pair-Bonding
TL;DR: Field and experimental evidence is provided for the existence of pair-bonding or monogamy in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), and females in postpartum estrus preferentially showed high levels of sexual receptivity and low levels of aggression toward familiar males and were less likely to mate with unfamiliar sexually experienced males.
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The Evolution of Male Parental Investment in Mammals
TL;DR: A variety of approaches have been used to understand the evolution of male parental care and ecological factors such as harshness, richness, and unpredictability have been invoked to explain the presence of unusual levels of male investment in smaller taxonomic units.
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Space use and social structure in meadow voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus
TL;DR: In this article, the authors track free-ranging sexually mature meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) using radiotelemetry from June through August in Front Royal, Virginia, U.S.A. Positions were recorded hourly for 24 h, twice per week.