prairie vole

collocation in English

meaningsofprairieandvole

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prairie
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpreə.ri/us
/ˈprer.i/
a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the ...
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vole
noun[C]
uk
/vəʊl/us
/voʊl/
a small animal similar to a mouse with a thick body, short tail, and ...
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She pioneered the physiological study of socially monogamous mammals, including theprairievole.
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Theprairievoleis monogamous and forms a lifelong pair bond.
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In the experiment a female lab-raisedprairievolewas mated with a male, and formed a distinct preference for him associated with a 50% increase of dopamine.
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For example, mountain voles are highly solitary animals, in contrast to prairie voles, which form monogamous relationships and are very social.
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Effects of food and predation on behaviour of prairie voles: a field experiment.
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Their behavior became more akin to that of prairie voles.
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Prairie voles appear to be an example of this form of monogamy, with males guarding and defending females within their vicinity.
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The findings of many studies have consistently shown that oxytocin and vasopressin play a critical role in socially monogamous pair bonding in prairie voles.
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These chemicals have been strongly linked to socially monogamous pair bonding in prairie voles.
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Zebrafish and prairie voles have also become more common, especially in the social and behavioral scopes of neurogenetics.
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Studies have also compared species of prairie voles that form socially monogamous pair bonds versus species of prairie voles that do not form socially monogamous pair bonds.
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