Nesting Patterns of Adult Voles, Microtus montanus, in Field Populations

Jannett, Frederick J.

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“…In both species, pair bonded males and females share a nest and home territory and both the mother and father participate in rearing offspring ( Figure 1B) (Wilson, 1982;FitzGerald et al, 1983;McGuire et al, 1984;Gruder-Adams et al, 1985;Getz et al, 1986;Oliveras et al, 1986;Carter et al, 1993). Alternatively, meadow (M. pennsylvanicus) and montane (M. montanus) voles are less social ( Figure 1A), promiscuous rodents that do not form pair bonds or share a nest after mating (Getz, 1972;Madison, 1978;Jannett, 1980;Madison, 1980;Jannett, 1982;Insel et al, 1995b;Young et al, 1998). In these species, as is common for other promiscuous mammals, only the mother participates in parental care ( Figure 1B) (Wilson, 1982;McGuire et al, 1984;Gruder-Adams et al, 1985;Oliveras et al, 1986).…”

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The neurobiology of social attachment: A comparative approach to behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical studies

Young

Liu

Wang

2008

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology &

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The formation and maintenance of social bonds in adulthood is an essential component of human health. However studies investigating the underlying neurobiology of such behaviors have been scarce. Microtine rodents offer a unique comparative animal model to explore the neural processes responsible for pair bonding and its associated behaviors. Studies using monogamous prairie voles and other related species have recently offered insight into the neuroanatomical, neurobiological, and neurochemical underpinnings of social attachment. In this review, we will discuss the utility of the microtine rodents in comparative studies by exploring their natural history and social behavior in the laboratory. We will then summarize the data implicating vasopressin, oxytocin, and dopamine in the regulation of pair bonding. Finally, we will discuss the ways in which these neurochemical systems may interact to mediate this complex behavior.

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The neurobiology of social attachment: A comparative approach to behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical studies

Young

Liu

Wang

2008

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology &

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“…The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) exhibits male parental behavior and social monogamy (Getz et al 1993), while its congener the montane vole (Microtus montanus), like most rodents (and other mammals), exhibits neither (Jannett 1982). Prairie voles also differ from montane voles in affiliative behavior (i.e., the formation of attachments to conspecifics).…”

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Adaptation, Exaptation, and Constraint: A Hormonal Perspective

Ketterson

Nolan

1999

The American Naturalist

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“…Montane voles are generally found in isolated burrows (in high meadows in the Rockies), show little interest in social contact, and are clearly not monogamous (30). Males show little if any parental care and females frequently abandon their young between 8 and 14 days postpartum (31). In laboratory studies, montane voles spend little time in sideby-side contact, even within the confines of a mouse cage (25).…”

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A neurobiological basis of social attachment

Insel

1997

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S ince Bowlby's seminal contributions (1), attachment and separation have become familiar theoretical components of ego psychology, developmental psychology, and psychodynamic theory. In spite of the important roles these concepts have played in studies of psychological development, relatively little is known about their neurobiological basis. If one considers that abnormal social attachments characterize virtually every form of psychopathology, it seems especially remarkable that the chemistry, the anatomy, and the physiology of social bond formation remain largely unexplored. To be sure, there is a considerable literature on the neurobiology and psychobiology of separation (2), but this work may not prove instructive for understanding social bond formation. Attachment is not simply the absence of separation. Accordingly, there is no obvious reason why attachment and separation should be subserved by the same neural pathways.Attachment, of course, is not a thing but a process (3). More specifically, it is a social process and thus not likely to be defined by a single neurochemical pathway nucleus or represented in a single anatomic nucleus. As Harlow noted throughout his insightful writings on this subject (4), attachment includes several quite different processes depending on the social context: parent-infant, filial, and pair (male-female) bond formation are all forms of attachment. All of these forms involve seeking proximity and all involve a response to separation, but the strategy for and the consequences of achieving proximity vary depending on the relationship. None of these forms of attachment is uniquely human, suggesting that the neural basis can be investigated in animal models. It is also possible (and experimentally testable) that these various forms of attachment use similar neural pathways, suggesting that, biologically, attachment is a singular process that is manifested with different behaviors depending on the external (e.g., social) or internal (e.g., endocrine) context. This review will describe research on two neuropeptides, oxytocin and vasopressin, that have been implicated in the central mediation of attachment. I will de-

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Nesting Patterns of Adult Voles, Microtus montanus, in Field Populations

Cited by 65 publications

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The neurobiology of social attachment: A comparative approach to behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical studies

The neurobiology of social attachment: A comparative approach to behavioral, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical studies

Adaptation, Exaptation, and Constraint: A Hormonal Perspective

A neurobiological basis of social attachment

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