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Fecal microbiota in the female prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
We examined the fecal microbiota of female prairie voles. This species is socially and, likely, sexually monogamous, and thus serves as a valuable model in which to examine the interaction between the microbiota-gut-brain axis and social behavior.
J Thomas Curtis, Senait Assefa, Amie Francis, Gerwald A Köhler   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prairie vole pair bonding and plasticity of the social brain. [PDF]

Trends Neurosci, 2023
In monogamous species, pair bonding leads to striking changes in social behavior and neural circuitry. We outline the cognitive building blocks of monogamous pair bonding in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), as well as opportunities afforded by the species to investigate diverse mechanisms underlying social experience-dependent plasticity and gain ...
Hiura LC, Donaldson ZR.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells with Six Reprogramming Factors from Prairie Vole, Which is an Animal Model for Social Behaviors

Cell Transplantation, 2016
Prairie voles show strong pair bonding with their mating partners, and they demonstrate parental behavior toward their infants, indicating that the prairie vole is a unique animal model for analysis of molecular mechanisms of social behavior.
Takashi Hirayama, Tomokazu Fukuda, Satoru Takeda   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Developmental Fluoxetine Exposure Alters Behavior and Neuropeptide Receptors in the Prairie Vole [PDF]

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020
Developmental exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) increases the risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), however, the underlying neurobiology of this effect is not fully understood.
Rebecca H. Lawrence, Rebecca H. Lawrence, Michelle C. Palumbo, Michelle C. Palumbo, Sara M. Freeman, Sara M. Freeman, Sara M. Freeman, Caleigh D. Guoynes, Caleigh D. Guoynes, Karen L. Bales, Karen L. Bales, Karen L. Bales   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Vocal recognition of partners by female prairie voles

iScience
Summary: Recognizing conspecifics is vital for differentiating mates, offspring, and social threats. Individual recognition is often reliant upon chemical or visual cues but can also be facilitated by vocal signatures in some species.
Megan R. Warren, Jenny Zha, Larry J. Young, Robert C. Liu   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Lentiviral CRISPRa/i in the adult prairie vole brain: modulating neuronal gene expression without DNA cleavage [PDF]

Frontiers in Genome Editing
Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are a powerful model for studying the neurobiology of social bonding, yet tools for region- and cell type-specific gene regulation remain underdeveloped in this species.
Meredith K. Loth, Kendall T. Mesch, Celine Herrera-Garcia, Liza E. Brusman, Zoe R. Donaldson, Zoe R. Donaldson   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Discovery and characterization of Sager Creek virus, a new orthohantavirus in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) [PDF]

npj Viruses
We report the discovery and characterization of a new orthohantavirus species in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) named Sager Creek virus (SACRV).
Nathaniel Mull, Mert Erdin, Michael Letko, Stephanie N. Seifert, Tarja Sironen, Teemu Smura, Kristian M. Forbes   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sexual coordination in a whole-brain map of prairie vole pair bonding [PDF]

eLife
Sexual bonds are central to the social lives of many species, including humans, and monogamous prairie voles have become the predominant model for investigating such attachments.
Morgan L Gustison, Rodrigo Muñoz-Castañeda, Pavel Osten, Steven M Phelps   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The role of dopamine signaling in prairie vole peer relationships [PDF]

Hormones and Behavior, 2021
Annaliese Beery, Nicole S Lee
exaly   +2 more sources

Transcriptomic Regulations Underlying Pair-bond Formation and Maintenance in the Socially Monogamous Male and Female Prairie Vole [PDF]

Biological Psychiatry, 2022
Zuoxin Wang, Mohamed Kabbaj, Panagiotis Koutakis   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources