The Early Works of Lowell Getz and Sue Carter
1960-1980 1981-1986 1987-1989 1990-1992 1993-1995 1996-1998 1999-2002 2003-2004 2005-2008
Getz, L.L. 1962. Aggressive behavior of the meadow and prairie voles. Jour. Mamm., 43:351-358. PDF
Novak, M. and LL.. Getz. 1969. Aggressive behavior of the meadow and pine voles. Jour. Mamm., 50:637-639. PDF
Getz, L.L. 1972. Social structure and aggressive behavior in a population of Microtus pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 53:310-317. PDF
Carroll, D. and L. L. Getz. 1976. Runway use and population density of Microtus ochrogaster. J. Mamm., 57:772-776. PDF
G. O Batzli, L.L. Getz, S. Hurley. 1977. Suppression of growth and reproduction of microtine rodents by social factors. Jour. Mamm., 58:583-591. PDF
Getz, L.L. 1978. Speculation on social structure and population cycles of microtine rodents. The Biologist 60:134-147. PDF
Dluzen, D. E., and Carter, C. S. 1979. Ovarian hormones regulating sexual and social behaviors in female prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster. Physiology and Behavior, 23, 597 600. PDF
Carter, C.S., L.L. Getz, L. Gavish, J. McDermott, P. Arnold. 1980. Male-related pheromones and the activation of female reproduction in the prairie vole). Biol. Reprod., 23:1038-1045. PDF
Getz, L.L. and C.S. Carter. 1980. Social organization in Microtus ochrogster populations. The Biologist, 62:56-69. PDF
Dluzen, D., V. Ramirez, C.S. Carter, L.L. Getz. 1981. Male urine stimulates localized and opposite changes in lutenizing hormone-releasing hormone and norepinephrine within the olfactory bulb of female Microtus ochrogaster. Science, 212:573-575. PDF
Gavish, L., C.S. Carter, L.L.Getz. 1981. Further evidence for monogamy in the prairie vole. Animal Behaviour, 29:955-957. PDF
Getz, L.L., S. Carter, L.L. Gavish. 1981. The mating system by the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster: field and laboratory evidence for pair-bonding. Behav. Ecol. and Sociobio., 8:189-194. PDF
McGuire, M. and L. Getz. 1981. Incest taboo between sibling Microtus ochrogaster. Jour. Mamm., 62:213-215. PDF
Getz, L.L., D. Dluzen, J. McDermott. 1983. Suppression of reproductive maturation in male-stimulated virgin female Microtus by a female urinary chemosignal. Behav. Processes, 8:59-64. PDF
Gavish, L., C.S. Carter, L.L. Getz. 1983. Male-female interactions in prairie voles. Animal Behaviour, 31:511-517. PDF
Gavish, L., J. Hofmann, L.L. Getz. 1984. Sibling recognition in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Animal Behaviour, 32:362-366. PDF
Hofmann, J.E., L.L. Getz, L. Gavish. 1984. Home range overlap and nest cohabitation of male and female prairie voles. Am. Midl. Nat., 112:314-319. PDF
Gruder-Adams, S and L.L. Getz. 1985. Comparison of the mating system and paternal behavior in Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 66:165-167. PDF
Carter, CS. and L.L. Getz. 1985. Social and hormonal determinants of reproductive patterns in the prairie vole, Pp. 18-36. In R. Giles and J. Balthazart (eds.), Neurobiology. Springer-Verlag. PDF
Verner, L. and L.L. Getz. 1985. Significance of disperal in fluctuating populations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Jour. Mamm., 66:338-347. PDF
Carter, C.S., LL.. Getz, M. Cohen-Parsons. 1986. Relationships between social organization and behavioral endocrinology in a monogamous mammal. Adv. Stud. Behav., 16:109-145. PDF
Hofmann, J.E. and LL.. Getz. 1986. Duration of postpartum estrus in the prairie vole. Bull. Psychonomic Soc., 24:300-301. PDF
Getz, L.L. and J.E. Hofmann. 1986. Social organization in free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., 18:275-282. PDF
Carter, C.S., D. Whitt, L.L. Getz. 1986. Behavioral and Physiological adaptations suggesting monogamy in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), Pp 41-46. In, Behavioral ecology and Population Biology. L. C. Drickamer [ed.], I. E. C. Touloose. PDF
Getz, L.L., J. Hofmann. L. Jike. 1986. Relationship between social organization, mating system and habitats of microtine rodents. Acta Theriol. Sinica, 6:273-285. PDF
Getz, L.L., F. Cole, L. Verner. 1986. Effectiveness of multiple-capture live-traps for field behavioral studies of microtine rodents. Bull. Psychonomic Soc., 24:72-74. PDF
Hofmann, J.E., L.L. Getz, L. Gavish. 1987. Effect of multiple short-term exposures of pregnant Microtus ochrogaster to strange males. Jour. Mamm., 68:166-169. PDF
Getz, L.L., J.E. Hofmann and C.S. Carter. 1987. Mating system and population fluctuations of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Amer. Zool., 27:909-920. PDF
Carter, C. S., Witt, D. M., Auksi, T., Casten, L. 1987. Estrogen and the induction of lordosis in female and male prairie voles, (Microtus ochrogaster). Hormones and Behavior, 21, 65-73. PDF
Carter, C. S., Witt, D. M., Schneider, J., Harris, Z. L., D. Volkening. 1987. Male stimuli are necessary for female sexual behavior and uterine growth in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Hormones and Behavior, 21, 74-82. PDF
Cohen-Parsons, M., & Carter, C. S. 1987. Males increase serum estrogen and estrogen receptor binding in brain of female voles. Physiology and Behavior, 39, 309-314. PDF
Getz, L.L. and T. Pizzuto. 1987. Mating system, mate preference and rarity of blonde prairie voles. Trans. Ill. Acad. Sci., 80:227-232. PDF
Hofmann, J.E. and L.L. Getz. 1988. Multiple exposures to adult males and reproductive activation of virgin female Microtus ochrogaster. Behav. Process., 17:57-61. PDF
Cohen-Parsons, M. Carter, C. S. 1988. Males increase progestin receptor binding in brain of female voles. Physiology and Behavior, 42, 191-197. PDF
Witt, D. M., Carter, C. S., Carlstead, K., Read, L. 1988. Sexual and social interactions preceding and during male-induced oestrus in prairie voles. Animal Behavior, 36, 1465-1471. PDF
Carter, C. S., Witt, D. M., Thompson, E. G., Carlstead, K. 1988. Effects of hormonal, sexual, and social history on mating and pair bonding in prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior, 44, 691-697. PDF
Jike, L., G.O Batzli, L.L. Getz. 1988. Home ranges of prairie voles as determined by radiotracking and by powdertracking. Jour. Mamm., 69:183-186. PDF
Nelson, R. J., Frank, D., Bennett, S. A., Carter, C. S. 1989. Simulated drought influences reproduction in male prairie vole. Physiology and Behavior, 46, 849-852. PDF
Carter, C. S., Witt, D. M., Manock, S. R., Adams, K. A., Bahr, J. M., Carlstead, K. 1989. Hormonal correlates of sexual behavior and ovulation in prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior, 46, 941-948. PDF
Witt, D. M., Carter, C. S., Chayer, R., Adams, K. 1990. Patterns of behavior during postpartum oestrus in prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster, Animal Behaviour, 39, 528-534. PDF
Witt, D. M., Carter, C. S., Walton, D. 1990. Central and peripheral effects of oxytocin administration in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 37, 63-69. PDF
McGuire, B., T. Pizzuto, L.L. Getz. 1990. Potential for social interaction in a natural population of prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster. Canad. Jour. Zool., 68:391-398. PDF
Getz, L.L., N. Solomon, T. Pizzuto. 1990. The effects of predation of snakes on social organization of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Amer. Midl. Nat., 123:365-371. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto B. Frase. 1990. Social organization and mating system of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Social Systems and Population Cycles in Voles. R. H. Tamarin, et al. [eds]. Birkhauser Verlag AG. Pp. 69-80. PDF
McGuire, B., T. Pizzuto, L.L. Getz. 1990. Patterns of visitation in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) reveal a role for males in population regulation. Social Systems and Population Cycles in Voles. R. H. Tamarin, et al. [eds]. Birkhauser Verlag AG. Pp. 89-99. PDF
McGuire, B. and L.L. Getz. 1991. Response of young female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) to nonresident males: implications for population regulation. Canad. Jour. Zool., 69:1348-1355. PDF
Witt, D. M., Carter, C. S., Insel, T. R. 1991. Oxytocin receptor binding in female prairie voles: Endogenous and exogenous oestradiol stimulation. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 3, 155-161. PDF
Mahalati, K., Okanoya, K., Carter, C. S. 1991. Oxytocin inhibits male sexual behavior in prairie voles. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 39, 219-222. PDF
Getz, L.L., D. Gudermuth, S. Benson. 1992. Pattern of nest occupancy of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, in different habitats. Am. Midl. Nat., 128:197-202. PDF
Getz, L.L., C. Larson, K. Lindstrom. 1992. Blarina brevicauda as a predator on nestling voles. J. Mamm., 73:591-596. PDF
Carter, C. S. 1992. Oxytocin and sexual behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 16, 131-144. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, M. Snarski. 1992. Estimating philopatry and dispersal of microtine rodents through intensive live-trapping at nests of social groups. Bull. Psychonomic Soc., 30:233-236. PDF
Williams, J. R., Catania, K., Carter, C. S. 1992. Development of partner preferences in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): the role of social and sexual experience. Hormones and Behavior, 26, 339-349. PDF
Williams, J. R., Slotnick, B. M., Kirkpatrick, B., Carter, C. S. 1992. Olfactory bulbectomy affects selective affiliation and estrus induction in female prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior, 52, 635-639. PDF
Winslow, J. T., Hastings, N, Carter, C. S., Harbaugh, C. R., Insel, T. R. 1993. Central vasopressin mediates pair bonding in the monogamous prairie vole. Nature, 365, 545-548. PDF
Carter, C.S. and L. Getz. 1993. Monogamy and the prairie vole. Scientific American. 268 (No. 6): 100-106. PDF
Getz, L.L. and B. McGuire. 1993. A comparison of living singly and in male-female pairs in the prairie vole. Ethology, 94:265-278. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto, B. Frase. 1993. Social organization of the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster). J. Mamm., 74:44-58. PDF
Lyons, S. and L.L. Getz. 1993. Reproductive activation of virgin female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) by paired and unpaired males. Behav. Process., 29:191-200. PDF
McGuire, B., L.L. Getz, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto, B. Frase. 1993. Natal dispersal and philopatry in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) in relation to population density, season, and natal social environment. Behav. Ecol. and Sociobio., 32:293-302. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, J. Hofmann, T. Pizzuto, B. Frase. 1994. Natal dispersal and philopatry in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): settlement, survival, and potential reproductive success. Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution, 6:267-284. PDF
Mankin, P. and L. Getz. 1994. Burrow morphology and social organization of Microtus ochrogaster. J. Mamm., 75:492-499. PDF
Kirkpatrick, B., Williams, J.R., Slotnick, B.M., Carter, C.S. 1994. Olfactory bulbectomy decreases social behaviors in male prairie voles (M. ochrogaster). Physiology and Behavior 55, 885-889. PDF
Hnatczuk, O.C., Lisciotto, C.A., DonCarlos, L.L., Carter, C. S., Morrell, J.I. 1994. Estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in specific brain areas of the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is altered by sexual receptivityand genetic sex. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 6, 89-100. PDF
Williams, J. R., Insel, T. R., Harbaugh, C. R., Carter, C. S. 1994. Oxytocin administered centrally facilitates formation of a partner preference in female prairie voles. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 6, 247-250. PDF
Kirkpatrick, B., Carter, C. S., Newman, S. W., Insel, T. R. 1994. Axon-sparing lesions of the medial amygdala decrease affiliative behaviors in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): Behavioral and anatomical specificity. Behavioral Neurosciences, 108, 501-513. PDF
Hrdy, S. B., Carter, C. S. 1995. Hormonal cocktails for two. Natural History 104, 34.
DeVries, A. C., DeVries, M. B., Taymans, S. E., Carter, C. S. 1995. Modulation of pair bonding in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) by corticosterone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 92, 7744-7748. PDF
McGuire, B. and L. Getz. 1995. Communal nesting in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): an evaluation of costs and benefits based on patterns of dispersal and settlement. Canad. J. Zool., 73:383-391. PDF
Insel, T. R., Carter, C. S. 1995. The monogamous brain. Natural History 104, 12-14.
Carter, S., C. DeVries, and L. Getz. 1995. Physiological substrates of mammalian monogamy: the prairie vole model. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 19:303-314. PDF
Getz, L.L. and C.S. Carter. 1996. Prairie-vole partnerships. Amer. Sci., 84:56-62. PDF
DeVries, A.C., DeVries, M.B., Taymans, S.E., Carter, C.S. 1996. Stress has sexually dimorphic effects on pair bonding in prairie voles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93, 11980-11984. PDF
Roberts, R. L., Zullo, A., Carter, C. S. 1996. Perinatal steroid treatment alters alloparental affiliative in prairie voles. Hormones and Behavior 30, 576-582. PDF
DeVries, A.C., Johnson, C.L., Carter, C.S. 1997. Familiarity and gender influence social preferences in prairie voles. Canadian Journal of Zoology 23, 107-117.
Getz,L.L. and B. McGuire. 1997. Communal nesting in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): formation, composition and persistence of communal groups. Canad. J. Zool., 75:525-534. PDF
Getz, L.L., L. Simms, B. McGuire, M. Snarski. 1997. Factors affecting life expectancy of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Oikos, 80:362-370. PDF
Getz, L.L. 1997. Natal philopatry in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster, in a low food habitat. Amer. Midl. Nat., 138:412-413. PDF
Taymans, S.E., DeVries, A.C., DeVries, M.B., Nelson, R.J., Friedman, T.C., Castro, M., Detera-Wadleigh, S., Carter, C. S., Chrousos, G. P. 1997. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): Evidence for target tissue glucocorticoid resistance. General and Comparative Endocrinology 106, 48-61. PDF
Roberts, R.L., Zullo, A.S., Carter, C.S. 1997. Sexual differentiation in prairie voles: The effects of corticosterone and testosterone. Physiology and Behavior, 62, 1379-1383. PDF
Roberts, R.L., Williams, J.R., Wang, A.K., Carter, C.S. 1998. Cooperative breeding and monogamy in prairie voles: influence of the sire and geographic variation. Animal Behaviour 55, 1131-1140 PDF
Roberts, R.L., Cushing, B.S., Carter, C.S. 1998. Intraspecific variation in the induction of female sexual receptivity in prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior, 64, 209-212. PDF
Carter, C. S. 1998. Neuroendocrine perspectives on social attachment and love. Psychoneuro-endocrinology, 23, 779-818. PDF
Getz, L.L. and C.S. Carter. 1998. Inbreeding avoidance in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution. 10: 115-127. PDF
Pizzuto, T. and L. Getz. 1998. Female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) fail to form a new pair after loss of mate. Behavioural Processes. 43: 79-86. PDF
McGuire, B. and L. Getz. 1998. The nature and frequency of social interactions among free-living prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 43: 271-279. PDF
Roberts, R.L., Miller, A.K., Taymans, S.E., Carter, C. S. 1998. Role of social and endocrine factors in alloparental behavior of prairie voles, (Microtus ochrogaster). Canadian Journal of Zoology 76, 1862-1868. PDF
Cho, M.M., DeVries, A.C., Williams, J.R., Carter, C. S. 1999. The effects of oxytocin and vasopressin on partner preferences in male and female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioral Neurosciences, 113, 1071-1080. PDF
DeVries, A. C., Carter, C. S. 1999. Sex differences in temporal parameters of partner preference in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77, 885-889. PDF
Cushing, B.S., Carter, C. S. 1999. Prior exposure to oxytocin mimics social contact and facilitates sexual behaviour in females. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 11, 765-769. PDF
Stribley, J. M. Carter, C. S. 1999. Developmental exposure to vasopressin increases aggression in adult prairie voles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96, 126-1-12604. PDF
Carter, C.S., C. DeVries, S. Taymans, L. Roberts, J. Williams, and L. Getz. 1999. Peptides, steroids, and pair bonding. In, The integrative neurobiology of affiliation. (C. S. Carter, I. I. Lederhendler and B. Kirkpatrick, eds.). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. pp. 169-181. PDF
Getz, L.L., L. Simms, B. McGuire. 2000. Nestling survival and population cycles in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 1723-1731. PDF
Cushing, B. S., Carter, C. S. 2000. Peripheral pulses of oxytocin increase pair bonding in female, but not male prairie voles. Hormones and Behavior 37, 49-56. PDF
Cushing, B.C., Martin, J.O., Young, L.J. Carter, C.S. 2001. The effects of peptides on partner preference formation are predicted by habitat in prairie voles. Hormones and Behavior 39, 48-58. PDF
Getz, L.L., J. Hofmann, B. McGuire, T. Dolan III. .2001. Twenty-five years of population fluctuations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus in three habitats in east-central Illinois. Journal of Mammalogy 82: 22-34. PDF
McGuire, B. L. Getz, M. Oli. 2002. Fitness consequences of sociality in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster): influence of group size and composition. Animal Behaviour 64: 645-654. PDF
Bowler, C.M., Cushing, B.S., Carter, C.S. 2002. Social factors regulate female-female aggression and affiliation in prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior 76, 559-566. PDF
DeVries, C. A., Guptaa, T, Cardillo, S., Cho, M., Carter, C.S. 2002. Corticotropin-releasing factor induced social preferences in male prairie voles. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 27, 705-714. PDF
Bales, K. L., Carter, C.S. 2003. Sex differences and developmental effects of oxytocin on aggression and social behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Hormones and Behavior 44, 178-184. PDF
Bales, K. L. Carter, C. S. 2003. Developmental exposure to oxytocin facilitates partner preferences in male prairie voles. Behavioral Neuroscience. 117, 854-859. PDF
Carter, C. S. 2003. Developmental consequences of oxytocin. Physiology and Behavior. 79, 383-97. PDF
Cushing, B.S., Mogekwu, N., Le, W-W., Hoffman, G.E., Carter, C.S. 2003. Cohabitation induced Fos immunoreactivity in the monogamous prairie vole. Brain Research 965, 203-211. PDF
Cushing, B.S., Yamamoto, Y., Hoffman, G., Carter, C.S. 2003. Central expression of c-Fos in neonatal male and female prairie voles in response to treatment with oxytocin Developmental Brain Research 143, 129-136. PDF
Kramer, K., Cushing, B. S., Carter, C. S. 2003. Developmental effects of exposure to oxytocin on stress response: single versus repeated exposures. Physiology and Behavior 79, 775-782. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, C.S. Carter. 2003. Social behavior, reproduction and demography of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution. 15: 105-118. PDF
Bales, K.L., Abdelnabi, M., Cushing, B.S., Ottinger, M.A., Carter, C.S. 2004. Effects of neonatal oxytocin manipulations on male reproductive potential in prairie voles. Physiology & Behavior 81, 519-526. PDF
Bales, K.L., Kim, A.J., Lewis-Reese, A.D, Carter, C.S. 2004. Both oxytocin and vasopressin may influence alloparental care in male prairie voles. Hormones and Behavior 45, 454-361. PDF
Bales, K., Pfeifer, L., Carter, C.S. 2004. Sex differences and developmental effects of manipulations of oxytocin on alloparenting and anxiety in prairie voles. Developmental Psychobiology 44, 123-131. PDF
Yamamoto, Y., Cushing, B.S., Kramer, K.M., Epperson, P.D., Hoffman, G.E., Carter, C. S. 2004. Neonatal manipulations of oxytocin alter expression of oxytocin and vasopressin immunoreactive cells in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in a gender-specific manner. Neuroscience 125, 947-955. PDF
Kramer K.M., Cushing B.S., Carter C.S., Wu, J., Ottinger, M.A. 2004. Sex and species differences in plasma oxytocin using an enzyme immunoassay. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82,1194-1200. PDF
Ozgul, A., L. Getz,M. Oli. 2004. Demography of fluctuating populations: temporal and phase-related changes in vital rates of Microtus ochrogaster. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73:201-215. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, T. Pizzuto. 2004. Does mate choice take place in free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster? Evidence from field data. Acta Zoologica Sinica 50: 527-534 PDF
Hofmann, J.E. and L.L. Getz. 2004. Levels of female aggressiveness in fluctuating populations of Microtus ochrogaster and M. pennsylvanicus. Acta Theriologica Sincia 24:125-131. PDF
Getz, L.L., B. McGuire, C.S. Carter. 2005. Social organization and mating system of free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster: a review. Acta Zoologica Sinica. 51:178-186. PDF
Getz, L.L., M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire, A. Ozgul. 2005. Factors influencing movement distances of two species of sympatric voles. Journal of Mammalogy. 86:647-654. PDF
Getz, L.L., M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire. 2006. Vole population dynamics: factors affecting peak densities and amplitudes of annual Microtus ochrogaster population fluctuations. Basic and Applied Ecology 7:97-107. PDF
Getz, L.L., M.K. Oli, J.E. Hofmann, B. McGuire. 2006. Vole population fluctuations: factors that initiate and determine intervals between them in Microtus ochrogaster. Journal of Mammalogy 87: 387-393. PDF
Getz, L.L., J.E. Hofmann, L.. Simms, B. McGuire. 2006. Efficacy of Monthly and Semi-monthly Trapping of Small Mammal Populations. American Midland Naturalist 155:422-427 PDF
Carter, C. S. 2006. The chemistry of child neglect: Do oxytocin and vasopressin mediate the effects of early experience? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 102, 18247-18248. PDF
Kramer, K. M., Choe. C, Carter,C.S., Cushing, B. S. 2006. Developmental effects of oxytocin on neural activation and neuropeptide release in response to social stimuli. Hormones and Behavior 49, 206-214. PDF
Yamamoto, Y., Carter, C.S., Cushing, B.S. 2006. Neonatal manipulation of oxytocin affects expression of estrogen receptor alpha. Neuroscience, 137, 157-164. PDF
Bales, K. L., Kramer, K. M., Lewis-Reese, A.D., Carter, C. S. 2006. Effects of stress on parental care are sexually dimorphic in prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior 87, 424-429. PDF
Ruscio, M.G., Sweeny, T., Hazelton, J., Suppatkul, P., & Carter, C. S. 2007. Social environment regulates corticotropin releasing factor, corticosterone and vasopressin in juvenile prairie voles. Hormones and Behavior 51:54-61. PDF
Bales, K.L., Plotsky, P.M., Young, L.J., Lim, M.M., Grotte, N., Ferrer, E., Carter, C.S. 2007. Neonatal oxytocin manipulations have long-lasting, sexually dimorphic effects on vasopressin receptors. Neuroscience 144, 38-45. PDF
Carter, C.S. 2007. Sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin: Implications for autism spectrum disorders? Behavioural Brain Research. 176:170-186. PDF
Grippo, A. J., Lamb, D. G., Carter, C. S., Porges, S. W. 2007. Cardiac regulation in the socially monogamous prairie vole. Physiology and Behavior, 90:386-393. PDF
Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H., Partoo, L., Sanzenbacher, L., Azizi, F., Carter, C.S. 2007. Modulation of corticotropin-releasing hormone type 2 receptor and urocortin 1 and urocortin 2 mRNA expression in the cardiovascular system of prairie voles following acute or chronic stress. Neuroendocrinology 86:17-25. PDF
Grippo, A. J., Cushing, B. S., Carter, C. S. 2007. Depression-like behavior and stressor-induced neuroendocrine activation in female prairie voles exposed to chronic social isolation. Psychosomatic Medicine 69: 149-157. PDF
Bales, K.L., Lewis-Reese, A.D., Pfeifer, LA, Kramer, K.M., Carter, C.S. 2007. Early experience affects the traits of monogamy in a sexually dimorphic manner. Developmental Psychobiology 49:335-342. PDF
Bales, K. L., van Westerhuyzen, J. A., Lewis-Reese, A. D., Grotte, N. D., Lanter, J. A., Carter, C. S. 2007. Oxytocin has dose-dependent developmental effects on pair bonding and alloparental care in female prairie voles. Hormones and Behavioural. 49:335-42. PDF
Jacob, S., Brune, C. W., Carter, C. S., Leventhal, B., Lord, C., & Cook, E.H., Jr. 2007. Association of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) in Caucasian children and adolescents with autism. Neuroscience Letters, 417: 6-9. PDF
Grippo, A.J., Gerena, D, Huang J, Kumar, N., Shah, M., Ughreja, R., & Carter, C.S. 2007. Social isolation induces behavioral and neuroendocrine disturbances relevant to depression in female and male prairie voles. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32:966-980. PDF
Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H., Perry, A., Partoo, L., Papademeteriou, E., Carter, C. S., Cushing, B. S. 2007. Neonatal oxytocin treatment modulates oxytocin receptor, atrial natriuretic peptide, nitric oxide synthase and estrogen receptor mRNAs expression in rat heart. Peptides 28:1170-1178. PDF
Getz, L.L. and B. McGuire. 2008. Nestling Survival and Population Fluctuations of the Prairie Vole Microtus ochrogaster. The American Midland Naturalist. 159:413-420. PDF
Grippo, A.J., Wu, K.D., Hassan, I., Carter, C.S. 2008. Social isolation in prairie voles induces behavior relevant to negative affect: Toward the development of a rodent model focused on co-occurring depression and anxiety. Depression and Anxiety 25:E17-26.