2020 March Mammal Madness – Ophir Lab

Published on March 19, 2020

Our lab has a March Mammal Madness pool for the second time!

This year, I have even bought an official Ophir Lab MMM trophy (the Mammaly Cup) to be given to the winner each year.

You can view the 2020 MMM Brackets here.

Sailer LL, Haghani A, Zoller JA, Li CZ, Ophir AG, Horvath S (2024) Epigenetic aging studies of pair bonding in prairie voles. Scientific Reports. 14, 17439.

Hiura LC, Lazaro VA, Ophir AG (2024) Paternal absence and increased caregiving independently and interactively shape the development of male prairie voles at subadult and adult life stages. Hormones and Behavior. 164, 105605.

Forero SA, Liu S, Shetty N, Ophir AG (2024) Re-wiring of the bonded brain: Gene expression among pair bonded female prairie voles changes as they transition to motherhood. Genes Brains and Behavior. 23, e12906.

Freeman AR, Arenas S, Lee DN, Singh B, Ophir AG (2024) Characterization of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors in the Southern giant pouched rat and comparison to other rodents. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15, 1390203.

Sailer LL, Finton CJ, Patel PP, Bogdanowicz SM, Ophir AG (2024) Dorsal CA1 lesions of the hippocampus impact mating tactics in prairie voles by shifting non-monogamous males’ use of space to resemble monogamous males. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 18,1355807 (Sailer and Finton share 1^st authorship)

Elson MR, Prior NH, Ophir AG (2024) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying reproductive decision making across taxa. In: Neuroendocrinology of Behavior and Emotions. Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, vol 16. (eds: Caldwell HK, Albers HE). Springer, Cham. pp 157-191. (Prior and Ophir share last authorship).