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Partner Preference Development in Female Prairie Voles Is Facilitated by Mating or the Central Infusion of Oxytocina

WILLIAMS, JESSIE R., CARTER, C. SUE, INSEL, THOMAS·1992·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Results of these experiments indicate that females given at least 24 hours of cohabitation with a male develop a social preference for the familiar partner versus a stranger. Mating is not essential for the development of partner preferences, but clearly facilitates the onset of preferences. Females given six hours of cohabitation showed partner preferences only if they mated with the partner during cohabitation (Experiment 2) or if they received oxytocin (Experiment 3). Females that continued to mate during preference tests (Experiment 2, n = 4) mated exclusively with the partner. Oxytocin infusions, even in the absence of mating or estrogen priming, facilitated the development of partner preferences.

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  • Centrally administered oxytocin facilitates contact-seeking, attachment bond formation, and social memory in rodents.

    “Centrally administered OT facilitates contact-seeking, attachment bond formation, and social memory in rodents (Ferguson et al., 2000; Williams et al., 1992; Witt et al., 1992).”

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Authors
WILLIAMS, J. R., CARTER, C. S., & INSEL, T.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1992-06
Volume
652
Issue
1
Pages
487-489
ISSN
  • 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-6632
OpenAlex
W2047822585
Cited by
147
References
4
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Keywords
mate preferences, Microtus ochrogaster, oxytocin, mating, female social behavior, cohabitation, social bonding, estradiol, monogamy
MeSH terms
Animals, Arvicolinae, Estradiol, Estrus, Female, Injections, Intraventricular, Male, Ovariectomy, Oxytocin, Pair Bond, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Time Factors

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