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[S2E10] Prairie Voles: The Grassland is for Lovers
Feb 16, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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Episode description
A wholesome episode about secure love, forming bonds under stress, and human connection through the lens of a grasslands specialist: the prairie vole.
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Primary Sources:
- NPR on the hot new vole research: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/27/1152009605/prairie-voles-oxytocin-love-hormone-bonding-study
- Why Prairie Voles are our animal model: The Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster): An Animal Model for Behavioral Neuroendocrine Research on Pair Bonding.
- Wild Prairie Vole Social Organization: Social Organization of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
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