Parental care and mating system of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
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In prairie voles, mating partners form highly selective pair bonds, share a nest, coordinate care of offspring, and display high levels of affiliative behavior toward each other and their young.
“In this species, mating partners form highly selective pair bonds, share a nest, coordinate care of offspring, and display high levels of affiliative behavior toward each other and their young (Thomas and Birney 1979; Getz et al 1981; Ahern et al 2011).”
From The behavioral, anatomical and pharmacological parallels between social attachment, love and addiction (2012) · cites this paper as Thomas and Birney 1979
Many male prairie voles (~35-45%) assume a "wandering" tactic where they acquire large home ranges that overlap territories of one or more "resident" pairs.
“In addition, though most male prairie voles display a “resident” strategy where they form a pair bond with a female, defend a territory and assist females in the rearing of offspring, many males (~35–45%) assume a “wandering” tactic where they acquire large home ranges that overlap territories of one or more “resident” pairs [57, 58].”
From The prairie vole: An emerging model organism for understanding the social brain (2010) · cites this paper as [58]
"Wanderer" male prairie voles typically only sire offspring via extra-pair fertilizations and provide no care for their young.
““Wanderer” males typically only sire offspring via extra-pair fertilizations and provide no care for their young.”
From The prairie vole: An emerging model organism for understanding the social brain (2010) · cites this paper as [58]
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- Authors
- Thomas, J. A., & Birney, E. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Venue
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- Published
- 1979
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 171-186
- ISSN
- 0340-5443 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-0762
- OpenAlex
- W2015722892
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Keywords
- Microtus ochrogaster, parental care, mating systems, monogamy, polygyny, communal living, paternal care, dispersal
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