Microtus ochrogaster (Prairie vole)

1971 ◽  
pp. 113-115
Author(s):  
T. C. Hsu ◽  
Kurt Benirschke
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster

Nitrogen Requirements of the Adult Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

1998 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen S. Ditchkoff ◽  
Chad S. Boyd ◽  
Edgar R. Welch ◽  
Joshua B. Raglin ◽  
Robert L. Lochmiller
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF FEMALE IMMIGRANTS ON DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF PRAIRIE VOLE (MICROTUS OCHROGASTER) POPULATIONS

2004 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 781-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kirk Lin ◽  
Loren D. Hayes ◽  
Nancy G. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster ◽  
Female Immigrants

Sex and species differences in plasma oxytocin using an enzyme immunoassay

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (8) ◽  
pp. 1194-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M Kramer ◽  
Bruce S Cushing ◽  
C Sue Carter ◽  
Julie Wu ◽  
Mary Ann Ottinger
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Immunoassay ◽  
Species Differences ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
As Species ◽  
Neuropeptide Hormone ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Behavior

The neuropeptide hormone oxytocin (OT) is released peripherally and centrally and has been implicated in both physiology and behavior, especially sociosexual behaviors. Knowledge of OT levels in blood or other sources would be useful but these are rarely reported. Radioimmunoassay following extraction is the most commonly used method for measuring OT but is not ideal for use in small mammals in which blood volumes and concentrations of OT are low. Here we report a chemical and biological validation for a commercially available enzyme immunoassay for OT in unextracted plasma. In addition, comparisons of OT were made across species to allow comparison of the monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842)) to the polygynous Sprague Dawley rat. These species were chosen because OT plays a role in the formation of social bonds and we predicted that the highly social prairie vole would have higher plasma OT than the less social rat. Results of this comparison confirmed our hypothesis. Further, OT was significantly higher in females than in males in both species. Our results indicate that this enzyme immunoassay can be used to assay plasma OT in rodents and that the predicted correlations exist between plasma OT and gender as well as species-typical social behavior.

A Comparison of the Maternal Care of Females within Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Communal Groups

Ethology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loren D. Hayes ◽  
Nancy G. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Care ◽  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster

Social Organization and Mating System of the Prairie Vole, Microtus Ochrogaster

1990 ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lowell L. Getz ◽  
Betty McGuire ◽  
Joyce Hofmann ◽  
Theresa Pizzuto ◽  
Barbara Frase
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster

BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE (RDX) TO THE PRAIRIE VOLE (MICROTUS OCHROGASTER)

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Fellows ◽  
Crystal R. Driver ◽  
Dominic A. Cataldo ◽  
Scott D. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster

A comparison of prairie vole audible and ultrasonic pup calls and attraction to them by adults of each sex

Behaviour ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 148 (11-13) ◽  
pp. 1275-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Terleph
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Prairie Vole ◽  
Late Gestation ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster ◽  
Reproductive Status ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Communicative Functions ◽  
Pup Development

AbstractRodent pups of many species emit both ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) and calls spanning into a lower frequency range, audible to humans (AUDs), yet there has been little systematic comparison of these different call types, or analyses of how they might differ in signal function. Here the spectral and temporal characteristics of USV and AUD pup calls are described for the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), a model used in studies of monogamous mating and biparental care, and a species with an unusually large functional and anatomical representation of auditory cortex. Findings provide a detailed description of each call type, including changes to a number of USV characteristics over pup development. Adult attraction to the playback of these two call types was tested in groups that differed in regards to sex and reproductive status. Separate groups included virgins as well as paired animals of each sex, tested at time points either prior to the birth of pups (associated with either mid or late gestation), or at postpartum time points (parents of 2–3 day olds and parents of 8–9 day olds). Adults were attracted to both USVs and AUDs, but group differences were found only in the attraction to USVs. Males were more attracted to USVs than females, and there were interactions of sex and reproductive status. Results suggest that pup vocal communication is quite sophisticated, and that USVs and AUDs may have different communicative functions.

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