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Study · Animal study (in vivo) · montane vole and prairie vole · 1993

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Oxytocin and complex social behavior: species comparisons.

Winslow JT, Shapiro L, Carter CS, Insel TR

Psychopharmacology bulletin1 Jan 1993Cited by 54 (Europe PMC)

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  1. 01AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In male prairie voles, oxytocin given before mating had little effect on aggressive behavior.

    In plain wordsIn male prairie voles, oxytocin given before mating had little effect on aggression.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeAggression of male prairie voles, oxytocin before mating
    Study

    prairie volen: not reported in source

    pair-bonding behavior model
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin had little effect on aggressive behavior when administered before mating but had profound effects on the aggression of male prairie voles when administered after mating.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    The prairie vole forms long-term monogamous relationships; the montane vole is polygamous.
    Summary · context
    One potential measure of the formation of a pair bond in prairie voles is the development of intense aggressive behavior directed at male conspecifics following a mating bout.
  2. 02AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In male prairie voles, oxytocin given after mating had profound effects on aggression; the abstract does not state the direction.

    In plain wordsIn male prairie voles, oxytocin given after mating strongly changed aggression.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    Direction not reportedAggression of male prairie voles, oxytocin after mating
    Study

    prairie volen: not reported in source

    pair-bonding behavior model
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin had little effect on aggressive behavior when administered before mating but had profound effects on the aggression of male prairie voles when administered after mating.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    The prairie vole forms long-term monogamous relationships; the montane vole is polygamous.
    Summary · context
    One potential measure of the formation of a pair bond in prairie voles is the development of intense aggressive behavior directed at male conspecifics following a mating bout.
  3. 03AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In montane voles, oxytocin had relatively modest effects on behavior.

    In plain wordsIn montane voles, oxytocin had only small effects on behavior.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    Direction not reportedBehavior of montane voles
    Study

    montane volen: not reported in source

    pair-bonding behavior model
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin had relatively modest effects on the behavior of montane voles
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    The prairie vole forms long-term monogamous relationships; the montane vole is polygamous.
    Summary · context
    One potential measure of the formation of a pair bond in prairie voles is the development of intense aggressive behavior directed at male conspecifics following a mating bout.
  4. 04AnimalAnimal study (in vivo)Efficacy outcome

    In montane voles, mating experience did not change the behavior or the effects of oxytocin.

    In plain wordsIn montane voles, mating experience did not change behavior or the effects of oxytocin.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeEffect of mating experience on oxytocin response in montane voles
    Study

    montane volen: not reported in source

    pair-bonding behavior model
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    neither the behavior nor the peptide effects were affected by mating experience.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    The prairie vole forms long-term monogamous relationships; the montane vole is polygamous.
    Summary · context
    One potential measure of the formation of a pair bond in prairie voles is the development of intense aggressive behavior directed at male conspecifics following a mating bout.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 20:03 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:52 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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