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Neuropeptides and Social Behavior Development 18908702 and NSF #0437523 to KLB, and a pilot grant from the California National PrimateResearch Center. We thank the following people for their collaboration and research assistance:Antoniah Lewis-Reese, Nathaniel Grotte, Ericka Boone, Pamela Epperson, JulieHazelton, Albert Kim, Shannon Darkey, Erica Smith, Sheryl Katta, Jalene Lanter, EmilyHarden, Ngozi Mogekwu, Lisa Pfeifer, Uzoma Okorie, Kristin Kramer, Michael Ruscio,Carla Ferris, Jeff Stone, Matt Gordon, Titiola Iyun, Britney Allen, Maleeka Kazmi, DanGeisler, Paul Plotsky, Larry Young, Miranda Lim, Sally Mendoza, William Mason, CarmelStanko, Caroline Hostetler, Alison Bort, and Lorraine Smith.ReferencesAltemus, M., Cizza, G., & Gold, P. W. (1992). Chronic fluoxetine treatment reduces hypothalamicvasopressin secretion in vitro. Brain Research, 593, 311–313.Altemus, M., Deuster, P. A., Galliven, E., Carter, C. S., & Gold, P. W. (1995). Suppressionof hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to stress in lactating women.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 80, 2954–2959.Amico, J. A., Johnston, J. M., & Vagnucci, A. H. (1994). Suckling-induced attenuationof plasma cortisol concentrations in postpartum lactating women. Endocrine Research,20, 79–87.Amico, J. A., Mantella, R. C., Vollmer, R. R., & Li, X. (2004). Anxiety and stress responsesin female oxytocin deficient mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 78, 333–339.Andersson, K., Siegel, R., Fuxe, K., & Eneroth, P. (1983). Intravenous injections of nicotineinduce very rapid and discrete reductions of hypothalamic catecholamine levelsassociated with increases of ACTH, vasopressin and prolactin secretion. ActaPhysiologica Scandinavica, 118, 35–40.Aragona, B. J., Liu, Y., Curtis, T., Stephan, F. K., & Wang, Z. X. (2003). A critical rolefor nucleus accumbens dopamine in partner-preference formation in male prairie voles.Journal of Neuroscience, 23, 3483–3490.Aragona, B. J., & Wang, Z. X. (2004). The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): An animalmodel for behavioral neuroendocrine research on pair bonding. Ilar Journal, 45, 35–45.Bales, K. L., Abdelnabi, M., Cushing, B. S., Ottinger, M. A., & Carter, C. S. (2004). Effectsof neonatal oxytocin manipulations on male reproductive potential in prairie voles.Physiology & Behavior, 81, 519–526.Bales, K. L., & Carter, C. S. (2003a). Sex differences and developmental effects of oxytocinon aggression and social behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Hormonesand Behavior, 44, 178–184.Bales, K. L., & Carter, C. S. (2003b). Developmental exposure to oxytocin facilitates partnerpreferences in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioral Neuroscience,117, 854–859.Bales, K. L., Kim, A. J., Lewis-Reese, A. D., & Carter, C. S. (2004a). Both oxytocin andvasopressin may influence alloparental behavior in male prairie voles. Hormones andBehavior, 45, 354–361.Bales, K.L., Kramer, K.M., Hostetler, C.M., Capitanio, J.P., and Mendoza, S.P. (2005a)Validation of oxytocin and vasopressin plasma assays for primates: what can bloodtell us? American Journal of Primatology, 66, 73.Bales, K.L., Lewis-Reese, A.D., & Carter, C.S. (2005b). [Oxytocin has dose-dependentdevelopmental effects on social behavior, anxiety, and neuroendocrine parameters ina socially monogamous rodent]. Unpublished raw data.