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Lactobacilli with probiotic potential in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster). [PDF]

Gut Pathog, 2015
Recent research suggests integration of the intestinal microbiota in gut-brain communication which could lead to new approaches to treat neurological disorders. The highly social prairie voles are an excellent model system to study the effects of environmental factors on social behavior.
Assefa S, Ahles K, Bigelow S, Curtis JT, Köhler GA.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Differences in Organization of Neural Oxytocin Receptor Reflects Differences in Sex Behavior and Parental Care [PDF]

, 2015
Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide synthesized in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland. Its most known functions include being involved in the stimulation of the uterus during childbirth and allowing for milk letdown in the process ...
Funke, Ryan A
core   +1 more source

Effects of combined prenatal exposure to air pollution and maternal stress on social behavior and oxytocin and vasopressin systems in male and female mice

Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Volume 38, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Prenatal exposures to air pollution and maternal psychosocial stress are each associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and epidemiological work suggests that concurrent exposure to these risk factors may be particularly harmful.
Maura C. Stoehr, Elise M. Martin, Joy T. Babalola, Jason Xue, Matthew J. Kern, Niki Y. Li, Madeline F. Winters, Sarvin Bhagwagar, Caroline J. Smith   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dopamine regulation of social choice in a monogamous rodent species

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2009
There is growing appreciation that social decision making in humans is strongly influenced by hedonic and emotional processing. The field of social neuroeconomics has shown that neural systems important for reward are associated with social choice and ...
Brandon J Aragona, Zuoxin Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioral and epigenetic consequences of oxytocin treatment at birth. [PDF]

, 2019
Oxytocin is used in approximately half of all births in the United States during labor induction and/or augmentation. However, the effects of maternal oxytocin administration on offspring development have not been fully characterized.
Carter, CS, Connelly, JJ, Ferguson, EF, Ferris, CF, Kenkel, WM, Lillard, TS, Perkeybile, A-M, Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H, Wroblewski, KL, Yee, JR   +9 more
core  

Avian influenza overview December 2025–February 2026

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, 2514 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (406) and wild (2108) birds in 32 countries in Europe. Albeit still at high levels after the peak was reached at the beginning of the current reporting period, the weekly number of detections has since ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (EURL), Cyril Barbezange, Hubert Buczkowski, Mariette Ducatez, Alice Fusaro, Jose L. Gonzales, Thijs Kuiken, Gražina Mirinavičiūtė, Karl Ståhl, Christoph Staubach, Olov Svartström, Calogero Terregino, Katriina Willgert, Evelyn Alarcón, Lisa Kohnle   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ecology of herbivore-induced silicon defences in grasses [PDF]

, 2016
Silicon as a defence against herbivory in grasses has gained increasing recognition and has now been studied in a wide range of species, at scales from individual plants in pots to plant communities in the field.
Bell R.H.V., Fenner M., Harbers L.H., Hartley S.E., Hartley S.E., Kindomihou V., Piperno D.R., Ponnaiya B., Redmond C.T., Sasamoto K.   +9 more
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Molecular Characterization and Zoonotic Potential of Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in Wild Rodents and Sympatric Livestock in Xinjiang, China

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are significant enteric pathogens that affect a wide range of animal hosts, posing potential zoonotic risks. Wildlife–livestock interfaces are increasingly recognized as key settings for pathogen spillover, yet molecular epidemiological data from Xinjiang, China, remain limited.
Yuman Li, Xinyu Hu, Zhen Li, Haowen Dong, Zhongying Yuan, Gang Liu, Xu Wang, Fang Shi, Jianping Cao, Yanyan Jiang, Suwen Wang, Yuanzhi Wang, Xiangrui Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ear in Subterranean Rodents Revisited: Cochlear Hair‐Cell Populations in African Mole‐Rats (Bathyergidae)

Journal of Morphology, Volume 286, Issue 12, December 2025.
Morphometric analysis of the cochlea was conducted on 12 species of African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae), revealing that cochlear features related to hearing resolution correlate with body size. Compared to other mammals, bathyergid cochleae resemble the apical, low‐frequency‐tuned regions of typical mammalian cochleae.
Lucie Svačinová, Simone Lange, Matěj Lövy, Barbora Konopová, Nigel Charles Bennett, Daniel William Hart, Radim Šumbera, Hynek Burda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corticotropin-releasing factor and GABA in the ventral tegmental area modulate partner preference formation in male and female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

Frontiers in Neuroscience
IntroductionThe mesolimbic reward system is associated with the promotion and rewarding benefits of social relationships. In the socially monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), the establishment of a pair bond can be displayed by a robust ...
Kyle Richard Gossman, Camryn Serra Lowe, Adrianna Kirckof, Adrianna Kirckof, Sydney Vanmeerhaeghe, Adam Steven Smith, Adam Steven Smith   +6 more
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