Karen Lisa Bales

This study uses PET imaging in titi monkeys to examine KOR availability and plasma OT changes during partner separation, finding reduced KOR in nucleus accumbens and sex-dependent OT responses.

The paper assembles chromosome-scale diploid genomes of prairie and meadow voles using a single-library approach, identifying a prairie-vole-specific duplication of Avpr1a associated with pair bonding.

This study develops a cross-species inhalation protocol to expose pregnant prairie voles and rats to THC, showing placental transfer and species-specific distribution patterns.

The paper infers fine-scale mutation and recombination rates in the coppery titi monkey using divergence and polymorphism data and a high-quality genome, aligning with rates in other primates.

This study uses PET to measure kappa opioid receptor availability in coppery titi monkeys under different stress and social conditions, showing condition-dependent binding changes in brain regions like the amygdala and hippocampus.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of coppery titi monkeys to infer their demographic history, finding population size changes align with speciation times and climatic events.

This paper describes the demographic history and husbandry techniques of a prairie vole breeding colony from 2004 to 2020 to support reliable research on social behavior.

This study identifies patterns of purifying, positive, and balancing selection in the coppery titi monkey using a demographic model and genome-wide scans.

This study shows human and non-human primate sleep timing is synchronized with lunar and solar gravitational cycles, independent of light exposure.

This study characterizes de novo mutation rates and patterns in coppery titi monkeys, finding a sex-averaged mutation rate and a strong paternal age effect in males.

This study maps structural variation in coppery titi monkeys using whole-genome sequencing, identifying over 13,000 variants, including disease-associated genes and a high de novo mutation rate.

This study shows that knocking down oxytocin receptors in specific brain regions of female mice reduces stress-induced social avoidance behaviors.

This study uses 11C-GR103545 PET to assess KOR binding in titi monkeys, showing significant reduction in BPND with a KOR antagonist but not with a KOR agonist.

This study computes sex-specific survival curves for 12 nonhuman primate species to characterize aging patterns and provides insights into lifespan and healthspan differences.

This study shows that the oxytocin receptor regulates specific aspects of pair bonding and promiscuity in prairie voles by controlling gene expression and neural mechanisms.

This study identifies differentially expressed genes in male prairie voles associated with fathering behavior using RNA sequencing and pathway analysis.