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Motor cortical control of vocal interaction in neotropical singing mice by Okobi, Jr, Daniel E, Banerjee, Arkarup, Matheson, Andrew M M, Phelps, Steven M, Long, Michael A

“…Like many adaptive behaviors, acoustic communication often requires rapid modification of motor output in response to sensory cues. However, little is known…”
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Interspecific Dominance Via Vocal Interactions Mediates Altitudinal Zonation in Neotropical Singing Mice by Pasch, Bret, Bolker, Benjamin M., Phelps, Steven M.

“…Interspecific aggression between ecologically similar species may influence geographic limits by mediating competitive exclusion at the range edge…”
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Sexual fidelity trade-offs promote regulatory variation in the prairie vole brain by Okhovat, Mariam, Berrio, Alejandro, Wallace, Gerard, Ophir, Alexander G., Phelps, Steven M.

“…Individual variation in social behavior seems ubiquitous, but we know little about how it relates to brain diversity. Among monogamous prairie voles, levels of…”
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An evolutionary framework for studying mechanisms of social behavior by Hofmann, Hans A., Beery, Annaliese K., Blumstein, Daniel T., Couzin, Iain D., Earley, Ryan L., Hayes, Loren D., Hurd, Peter L., Lacey, Eileen A., Phelps, Steven M., Solomon, Nancy G., Taborsky, Michael, Young, Larry J., Rubenstein, Dustin R.

“…•Understanding social evolution requires integration of mechanisms and function.•A general framework for the integration of proximate and ultimate analyses is…”
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Conserved transcriptomic profiles underpin monogamy across vertebrates by Young, Rebecca L., Ferkin, Michael H., Ockendon-Powell, Nina F., Orr, Veronica N., Phelps, Steven M., Pogány, Ákos, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L., Summers, Kyle, Székely, Tamás, Trainor, Brian C., Urrutia, Araxi O., Zachar, Gergely, O’Connell, Lauren A., Hofmann, Hans A.

“…Social monogamy, typically characterized by the formation of a pair bond, increased territorial defense, and often biparental care, has independently evolved…”
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Vocal ontogeny in neotropical singing mice (Scotinomys) by Campbell, Polly, Pasch, Bret, Warren, Ashley L, Phelps, Steven M

“…Isolation calls produced by dependent young are a fundamental form of communication. For species in which vocal signals remain important to adult…”
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Sexual coordination in a whole-brain map of prairie vole pair bonding by Gustison, Morgan L, Muñoz-Castañeda, Rodrigo, Osten, Pavel, Phelps, Steven M

“…Sexual bonds are central to the social lives of many species, including humans, and monogamous prairie voles have become the predominant model for…”
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De novo assembly and annotation of the singing mouse genome by Smith, Samantha K, Frazel, Paul W, Khodadadi-Jamayran, Alireza, Zappile, Paul, Marier, Christian, Okhovat, Mariam, Brown, Stuart, Long, Michael A, Heguy, Adriana, Phelps, Steven M

“…Developing genomic resources for a diverse range of species is an important step towards understanding the mechanisms underlying complex traits. Specifically,…”
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Variation in neural V1aR predicts sexual fidelity and space use among male prairie voles in semi-natural settings by Ophir, Alexander G, Wolff, Jerry O, Phelps, Steven M

“…Although prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are socially monogamous, males vary in both sexual and spatial fidelity. Most males form pairbonds, cohabit with…”
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Central vasopressin and oxytocin receptor distributions in two species of singing mice by Campbell, Polly, Ophir, Alexander G., Phelps, Steven M.

“…The neuropeptides arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) are key modulators of vertebrate sociality. Although some general behavioral functions of AVP…”
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Individual Differences in Social Behavior and Cortical Vasopressin Receptor: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Evolution by Phelps, Steven M, Okhovat, Mariam, Berrio, Alejandro

“…Social behavior is among the most complex and variable of traits. Despite its diversity, we know little about how genetic and developmental factors interact to…”
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Comparative neurotranscriptomics reveal widespread species differences associated with bonding by Tripp, Joel A, Berrio, Alejandro, McGraw, Lisa A, Matz, Mikhail V, Davis, Jamie K, Inoue, Kiyoshi, Thomas, James W, Young, Larry J, Phelps, Steven M

“…Pair bonding with a reproductive partner is rare among mammals but is an important feature of human social behavior. Decades of research on monogamous prairie…”
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Conservation and diversity of Foxp2 expression in muroid rodents: Functional implications by Campbell, Polly, Reep, Roger L., Stoll, Margaret L., Ophir, Alexander G., Phelps, Steven M.

“…FOXP2, the first gene causally linked to a human language disorder, is implicated in song acquisition, production, and perception in oscine songbirds, the…”
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Beating the boojum: Comparative approaches to the neurobiology of social behavior by Phelps, Steven M., Campbell, Polly, Zheng, Da-Jiang, Ophir, Alexander G.

“…Neuropeptides coordinate complex social behaviors important to both basic and applied science. Understanding such phenomena requires supplementing the powerful…”
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Sensory ecology and perceptual allocation: new prospects for neural networks by Phelps, Steven M

“…Sensory ecology provides a conceptual framework for considering how animals ought to design sensory systems to capture meaningful information from their…”
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The mixed-species chorus as public information: túngara frogs eavesdrop on a heterospecific by Phelps, Steven M., Rand, A. Stanley, Ryan, Michael J.

“…Multispecies choruses represent a promising but uninvestigated forum for public information. Although frogs exposed to a potential predator call more readily…”
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A Cognitive Framework for Mate Choice and Species Recognition by Phelps, Steven M., Rand, A. Stanley, Ryan, Michael J.

“…Mating decisions contribute to both the fitness of individuals and the emergence of evolutionary diversity, yet little is known about their cognitive…”
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Extraordinary diversity in vasopressin (V1a) receptor distributions among wild prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): Patterns of variation and covariation by Phelps, Steven M., Young, Larry J.

“…The vasopressin V1a receptor is a gene known to be central to species differences in social behavior, including differences between the monogamous prairie vole…”
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Singing mice by Banerjee, Arkarup, Phelps, Steven M., Long, Michael A.

“…A Quick guide to singing mice…”
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Females counter-sing, but response to male song differs by sex in Alston's singing mouse by Tripp, Joel A, Phelps, Steven M

“…Vocal display behaviours are common throughout the animal kingdom, play important roles in both courtship and aggression, and are frequent subjects of…”
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