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Inducing Partner Preference in Mice by Chemogenetic Stimulation of CA2 Hippocampal Subfield [PDF]

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
Social recognition is fundamental for social decision making and the establishment of long-lasting affiliative behaviors in behaviorally complex social groups.
Adi Cymerblit-Sabba, Adam S. Smith, Adam S. Smith, Sarah K. Williams Avram, Sarah K. Williams Avram, Michelle Stackmann, Michelle Stackmann, Austin C. Korgan, Austin C. Korgan, Maria C. Tickerhoof, W. Scott Young   +10 more
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Exploring the trade-off between quality and fairness in human partner choice [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2016
Partner choice is an important force underpinning cooperation in humans and other animals. Nevertheless, the mechanisms individuals use to evaluate and discriminate among partners who vary across different dimensions are poorly understood.
Nichola J. Raihani, Pat Barclay
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Partner preference and age: User's mating behavior in online dating

Journal of Family Research, 2021
Objective: We test whether real online-user mating behavior corresponds with expectations from both the sociobiological and social perspectives and explore the age differentials that individuals opt for when searching for a mate and how this evolves ...
Marketa Setinova, Renáta Topinková
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Naked Mole-Rat Social Phenotypes Vary in Investigative and Aggressive Behavior in a Laboratory Partner Preference Paradigm

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Here we employed the partner preference test (PPT) to examine how naked mole-rat non-breeding individuals of different behavioral phenotypes make social decisions.
Ilapreet Toor, Rashoun Maynard, Xinye Peng, Annaliese K. Beery, Melissa M. Holmes, Melissa M. Holmes, Melissa M. Holmes   +6 more
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Patient preferences for partner notification [PDF]

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006
To identify patient preferences for notification of sexual contacts when a sexually transmitted infection (STI) is diagnosed.A questionnaire survey of 2544 patients attending three large genitourinary clinics at Derby, Birmingham, and Coventry in the United Kingdom.The median age of the respondents was 24 with 1474 (57.9%) women, 1835 (72.1%) white ...
A, Apoola, K W, Radcliffe, S, Das, V, Robshaw, G, Gilleran, B S, Kumari, M, Boothby, R, Rajakumar   +7 more
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Comparative Assessment of Familiarity/Novelty Preferences in Rodents

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021
Sociality—i.e., life in social groups—has evolved many times in rodents, and there is considerable variation in the nature of these groups. While many species-typical behaviors have been described in field settings, the use of consistent behavioral ...
Annaliese K. Beery, Annaliese K. Beery, Katharine L. Shambaugh   +2 more
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Corruption and Cross-Border Investment: Firm-Level Evidence [PDF]

, 2002
This paper studies the impact of corruption on inward foreign direct investment using a unique firm-level data set. It examines two effects of corruption simultaneously: a reduction in the volume of foreign investment and a shift in the ownership ...
Smarzynska, Beata K., Wei, Shang-Jin
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Individual and Combined Effects of Paternal Deprivation and Developmental Exposure to Firemaster 550 on Socio-Emotional Behavior in Prairie Voles

Toxics, 2022
The prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) is rapidly rising, suggesting a confluence of environmental factors that are likely contributing, including developmental exposure to environmental contaminants.
Sagi Enicole A. Gillera, William P. Marinello, Mason A. Nelson, Brian M. Horman, Heather B. Patisaul   +4 more
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Mate Selection on Anastrepha curvicauda: Effect of Weight, Age, and Virginity

Insects, 2023
Sexual selection determines the evolution of the species by favoring some attributes that confer a reproductive advantage to those individuals with those attributes. Tephritidae flies do not always select the same traits when looking for a mating partner.
Patricia Villa-Ayala, Javier Hernández-Reynoso, Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez   +2 more
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Wired on steroids: Sexual differentiation of the brain and its role in the expression of sexual partner preferences

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2011
The preference to seek out a sexual partner of the opposite sex is robust and ensures reproduction and survival of the species. Development of female-directed partner preference in the male is dependent on exposure of the developing brain to gonadal ...
Brenda Mae Alexander, Donal C. Skinner, Charles E Roselli   +2 more
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