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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

DOI 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb34393.x

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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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Authors: WILLIAMS, J. R., CARTER, C. S., & INSEL, T.
Affiliations: University of Maryland, College Park (US)
National Institutes of Health (US)
ORCID: CARTER, C. SUE
INSEL, THOMAS
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
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb34393.x
OpenAlex: W2047822585
Cited by: 147
References: 4
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 5312 d)
Locations: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › 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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