scholarly journals Development of a partner preference test that differentiates between established pair bonds and other relationships in socially monogamous titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah B. Carp ◽  
Emily S. Rothwell ◽  
Alexis Bourdon ◽  
Sara M. Freeman ◽  
Emilio Ferrer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preference Test ◽  
Partner Preference ◽  
Pair Bonds ◽  
Titi Monkeys ◽  
Socially Monogamous ◽  
Callicebus Cupreus

scholarly journals How prior pair-bonding experience affects future bonding behavior in monogamous prairie voles

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey J. Harbert ◽  
Matteo Pellegrini ◽  
Katelyn M. Gordon ◽  
Zoe R. Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Preference Test ◽  
Pair Bond ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Partner Preference ◽  
Prairie Voles ◽  
Separation Time ◽  
Pair Bonds ◽  
Preference Strength ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractMonogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) form mating-based pair bonds. Although wild prairie voles rarely re-pair following loss of a partner, laboratory studies have shown that previous pairing and mating does not negate the ability to form a new partner preference. However, little is known about how prior bond experience may alter the trajectory and display of a new pair bond. In the present study, we disrupted an initial pair bond by separating partners and then varied the amount of time before a new partner was introduced. We assessed how separation time affected the stability of partner preference over time and influenced decision-making in male voles performing a head-to-head partner preference test in which they chose between the first and second partner. We found that the ability to consistently display a preference for the second partner, supplanting the initial pair bond, depended on how long the test animal was separated from their first partner. Prior bonding experience also shaped the subsequent effects of mating on partner preference. Partner preference strength was sensitive to latency to mate with the second partner but not the first partner, irrespective of separation time. These results suggest that the ability to form a consistent, strong preference for a new partner after an initial pair bond depends upon the amount of time that has passed since separation from the first partner. These results provide valuable insight into how social bonds are dynamically shaped by prior social experience and identify variables that contribute to recovery from partner loss and the ability to form a new pair bond.

scholarly journals Relationship tenure differentially influences pair‐bond behavior in male and female socially monogamous titi monkeys ( Callicebus cupreus )

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily S. Rothwell ◽  
Sarah B. Carp ◽  
Logan E. Savidge ◽  
Sally P. Mendoza ◽  
Karen L. Bales
Keyword(s):  
Pair Bond ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Bond Behavior ◽  
Titi Monkeys ◽  
Socially Monogamous ◽  
Callicebus Cupreus

scholarly journals Duetting Patterns of Titi Monkeys (Primates, Pitheciidae: Callicebinae) and Relationships with Phylogeny

Animals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrice Adret ◽  
Kimberly Dingess ◽  
Christini Caselli ◽  
Jan Vermeer ◽  
Jesus Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Power Spectral Analysis ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Loud Calls ◽  
Titi Monkeys ◽  
Socially Monogamous ◽  
Habitat Acoustics

Long-range vocal communication in socially monogamous titi monkeys is mediated by the production of loud, advertising calls in the form of solos, duets, and choruses. We conducted a power spectral analysis of duets and choruses (simply “duets” hereafter) followed by linear discriminant analysis using three acoustic parameters—dominant frequency of the combined signal, duet sequence duration, and pant call rate—comparing the coordinated vocalizations recorded from 36 family groups at 18 sites in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. Our analysis identified four distinct duetting patterns: (1) a donacophilus pattern, sensu stricto, characteristic of P. donacophilus, P. pallescens, P. olallae, and P. modestus; (2) a moloch pattern comprising P. discolor, P. toppini, P. aureipalatii, and P. urubambensis; (3) a torquatus pattern exemplified by the duet of Cheracebus lucifer; and (4) the distinctive duet of P. oenanthe, a putative member of the donacophilus group, which is characterized by a mix of broadband and narrowband syllables, many of which are unique to this species. We also document a sex-related difference in the bellow-pant phrase combination among the three taxa sampled from the moloch lineage. Our data reveal a presumptive taxonomic incoherence illustrated by the distinctive loud calls of both P. urubambensis and P. oenanthe within the donacophilus lineage, sensu largo. The results are discussed in light of recent reassessments of the callicebine phylogeny, based on a suite of genetic studies, and the potential contribution of environmental influences, including habitat acoustics and social learning. A better knowledge of callicebine loud calls may also impact the conservation of critically endangered populations, such as the vocally distinctive Peruvian endemic, the San Martin titi, P. oenanthe.

scholarly journals Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Pair Bond Maintenance and Potential Neural Substrates in Female Prairie Voles

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre T Walcott ◽  
Andrey E Ryabinin
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Partner Preference ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Prairie Voles ◽  
Pair Bonds ◽  
Intimate Partner Relationships ◽  
Partner Relationships

Abstract Aims Discordant heavy alcohol use is a risk factor for disruption of intimate partner relationships. Modeling these relationships in prairie voles indicates that biological effects of alcohol can contribute to this risk. In particular, alcohol consumption disrupted an established preference for a female partner in male prairie voles if the partner was drinking water, but not if the partner was drinking alcohol. The current study investigated the effects of alcohol consumption on pair bonds in female prairie voles. Methods Female and male prairie voles established pair bonds during 1 week of cohabitation. Following cohabitation, females and their partners were put into mesh-divided cages where they were given access to 10% ethanol and water or only water for 1 week. Pair bonds in female prairie voles were tested using the partner preference test (PPT). Following the PPT, we examined oxytocin, vasopressin and FosB immunoreactivity across several brain regions. Results Female prairie voles consumed more alcohol if their male partner was also drinking alcohol, but not if their partner was drinking water. During PPT, females preferred their partner over a stranger, regardless of their partner’s drinking status. Alcohol consumption decreased oxytocin immunoreactivity in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and increased FosB immunoreactivity in the centrally projecting Edinger–Westphal nucleus. Conclusions Established partner preference in female prairie voles is resistant to alcohol consumption. This finding suggests that the risk for disruption of intimate partner relationships in females is not mediated by a decreased motivation to be with their partners.

The effects of naloxone on courtship and pairing behaviour in male and female zebra finches: the importance of testing mechanisms using multiple paradigms

Behaviour ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Tomaszycki ◽  
Joanna H. Schnelker ◽  
Brendon P. Zatirka
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Forced Choice ◽  
Opioid Antagonist ◽  
Zebra Finches ◽  
Partner Preference ◽  
Male Courtship ◽  
Partner Preferences ◽  
Pair Bonds ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Pairing Behaviour

Opioids are implicated in social attachments, but their role in avian pair bonds is not well understood. The present study tested the effects of naloxone, an opioid antagonist, on pairing using both a forced-choice and a mixed-sex aviary paradigm. First, three doses of naloxone were systemically administered in males using a repeated measures forced-choice design, partner preference formation was tested on the second day. Males treated with 20 mg/kg sang less undirected song. Males treated with 10 mg/kg of naloxone sang less to the familiar partner than when treated with saline and were less likely to form a partner preference than were other treatments. In females, 10 mg/kg of naloxone in a forced-choice paradigm increased preference for the unfamiliar over the familiar male. Finally, males and females were administered either naloxone (10 mg/kg) or saline in a mixed-sex aviary. In females, naloxone increased pairing behaviours, but had no other effects in either sex. Our findings suggest that the effects of naloxone on pairing-related behaviours are context-dependent; male–male competition may decrease the effects of naloxone on male song and a choice of mates may increase affiliation in females in a semi-naturalistic paradigm, and increase preferences for an unfamiliar partner in a forced-choice paradigm. Our findings highlight the importance of using multiple paradigms to test mechanisms of behaviour. These findings contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of monogamous relationships and suggest that opioids play a role in male courtship, female affiliation and partner preferences in both sexes of zebra finches, but that context is important.

scholarly journals Pair bond formation leads to a sustained increase in global cerebral glucose metabolism in monogamous male titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)

Neuroscience ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 348 ◽  
pp. 302-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Maninger ◽  
Katie Hinde ◽  
Sally P. Mendoza ◽  
William A. Mason ◽  
Rebecca H. Larke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Bond Formation ◽  
Pair Bond ◽  
Cerebral Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Titi Monkeys ◽  
Callicebus Cupreus ◽  
Sustained Increase

scholarly journals Emergent intra-pair sex differences and behavioral coordination in pair bonded prairie voles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza E. Brusman ◽  
David S. W. Protter ◽  
Allison C. Fultz ◽  
Maya U. Paulson ◽  
Gabriel D. Chapel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Pair Interaction ◽  
Pair Bonding ◽  
Prairie Voles ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Behavioral Dynamics ◽  
Pair Bonds ◽  
Socially Monogamous ◽  
Distinct Pair ◽  
Free Interaction

AbstractIn pair bonding animals, coordinated behavior between partners is required for the pair to accomplish shared goals such as raising young. Despite this, experimental designs rarely assess the behavior of both partners within a bonded pair. Thus, we lack an understanding of the interdependent behavioral dynamics between partners that likely facilitate relationship success. To identify intra-pair behavioral correlates of pair bonding, we used socially monogamous prairie voles, a species in which females and males exhibit both overlapping and distinct pair bond behaviors. We tested both partners using social choice and non-choice tests at short- and long-term pairing timepoints. Females developed a preference for their partner more rapidly than males, with preference driven by different behaviors in each sex. Further, as bonds matured, intra-pair behavioral sex differences and coordinated behavior emerged – females consistently huddled more with their partner than males did, and partner huddle time became correlated between partners. When animals were allowed to freely interact with a partner or a novel in sequential free interaction tests, pairs spent more time interacting together than either animal did with a novel. Pair interaction was correlated with female, but not male, behavior. Via a social operant paradigm, we found that pair-bonded females, but not males, are more motivated to access and huddle with their partner than a novel vole. Together, our data indicate that as pair bonds mature, sex differences and coordinated behavior emerge, and that these intra-pair behavioral changes are likely organized and driven by the female animal.

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