Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: amygdala, dopamine, medial preoptic area, monogamy, nucleus accumbens, oxytocin, social attachment, vasopressin, ventral pallidum
2016
A preference to bond? Male prairie voles form pair bonds even in the presence of multiple receptive females
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: microtus ochrogaster, monogamy, pair bond, partner preference, selective aggression
2016
Serotonin 1A agonism decreases affiliative behavior in pair-bonded titi monkeys
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: 8-oh-dpat, cortisol, monogamy, oxytocin, pair-bonding, primate, social behavior, vasopressin
2016
To pair or not to pair: Sources of social variability with white-faced saki monkeys (Pithecia pithecia) as a case study
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: intraspecific variation, monogamy, social system, social variation, socioecological models
2016
Effects of water restriction on reproductive physiology and affiliative behavior in an opportunistically-breeding and monogamous songbird, the zebra finch
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: affiliation, corticosterone, dhea, estradiol, monogamy, neurosteroid, pair bond, sex difference, song, testosterone
2013
Extra-pair paternity confirmed in wild white-handed gibbons
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: genetic paternity, gibbons, hylobates lar, monogamy, pair-living, polyandry
2013
Identifying parentage using molecular markers: Improving accuracy of studbook records for a captive flock of marabou storks (Leptoptilus crumeniferus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, extra-pair paternity, microsatellite, parentage, pedigree, studbook
2013
Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: aardwolf, den, proteles cristatus, resource utilization, sexual selection, space use
2012
Odor-based recognition of familiar and related conspecifics: A first test conducted on captive humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)
Publication/Journal: Plos One
Keywords: humboldt penguins, kin recognition, odor recognition, olfactory cues, penguins, social interactions, spheniscus humboldti
2011
Social novelty increases tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the extended olfactory amygdala of female prairie voles
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: dopamine, maternal behavior, monogamy, olfaction, pair-bonding, voles
2010