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Salmonids elicit an acute behavioral response to heterothermal environments.

Naudascher R; Brizzolara S; Slomka J; Boes RM; Holzner M; Silva LGM; Stocker R

Fish like brown trout can control their body temperature by moving to different water temperatures. In a study, these fish quickly moved away from cold water but were okay with swimming into warmer water. This shows how fish can handle changes in water temperature by changing their behavior.

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How Losing Oxytocin Receptor Function Affects Brain Patterns Related to Bonding in the Nucleus Accumbens

Long KLP; Hoglen NEG; Keip AJ; Klinkel RM; See DL; Maa J; Wong JC; Sherman M; Manoli DS

The study looks at how animals become friends and stay together. The scientists found that a chemical called Oxytocin affects different behaviors in male and female animals. By studying prairie voles, they learned how Oxytocin is linked to how these animals act around their friends and strangers.

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