In the Bales lab, we use the comparative method to examine the endocrinology and neurobiology of social bonding. We focus on three monogamous species, the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), the coppery titi monkey (Callicebus cupreus), and our newest addition, the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) while using polygynous species, such as rhesus macaques, as comparisons.
For more information on our current research in prairie voles, please visit our Prairie Voles page.
For more information on our current research in titi monkeys, please visit our Titi Monkeys page.
For more information on our current research in seahorse, please visit our Seahorse page.
Recent Publications
Relationships between cortisol and urinary androgens in female titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2021
Parenting costs time: Changes in pair bond maintenance across pregnancy and infant rearing in a monogamous primate (Plecturocebus cupreus). New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2021
What is a pair bond? Horm Behav. 2021
Compositional variation in early-life parenting structures alters oxytocin and vasopressin 1a receptor development in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). J Neuroendocrinol. 2021
Biobehavioral organization shapes the immune epigenome in infant rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Brain Behav Immun. 2021
Cannabinoid receptor Type 1 densities reflect social organization in Microtus. J Comp Neurol. 2021
Pharmacological Prevention of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal in a Pregnant Guinea Pig Model. Front Pharmacol. 2021