Bales Lab
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We study the neurobiology of pair bonding and biparental care in prairie voles, titi monkeys, and seahorses. *tweets are our own*
Davis, CA
Joined September 2018
Pre-print led by @Alita_DAlmeida of our lab in collaboration with the @BalesLab is now online. This work examines the ability of PET imaging to track changes in kappa opioid receptor in the brain of a highly-relevant monkey model @CNPRCresearch @UCDavisCMGI @UCDRadiology
Mapping Kappa Opioid Receptor Binding in Titi Monkeys with 11C-GR103545 PET https://t.co/2dTbdymuYc
#biorxiv_neursci
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We at CNPRC are hiring for an Assistant Director of Resources and Logistics. This is a Ph.D. level position. Please share the job ad with any potential candidates: https://t.co/sUQIwWLFuF
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Yay for our undergrad Jas Ganev!!!
Congrats to the #SBN2024 Abstract Award winners! We're looking forward to seeing these awesome presentations 😎
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Our lab’s star undergraduate Anelise Caceres just gave an oral presentation at the @ucdavis Undergraduate Research Conference!🌟 She discussed her pipeline development work to process regional titi monkey brain PET data. Go Anelise!!!🥳 @DrAJChaudhari @BalesLab @UCDavisBME
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#UCDavisGiveDay Only one more gift to unlock our challenge!!!
April 19th/20th is Give Day at UC Davis! CNPRC is participating in this campus wide event to raise money for new research projects focused on women's health. Help us meet our challenge goal by donating here: https://t.co/Mx7TKVQljd
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Please help spread the word about Give Day! We have a challenge, 15 donations of any size will trigger a $2500 donation...
April 19th/20th is Give Day at UC Davis! CNPRC is participating in this campus wide event to raise money for new research projects focused on women's health. Help us meet our challenge goal by donating here: https://t.co/Mx7TKVQljd
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Come on, who doesn't want to read about hornbills, wild canids and dik-diks? Link to @Devinafarmiloe 's article in the post below!
#ValentinesDay Reminder ❤️ “Relationships have a similar level of effect on our health as diet, exercise and even smoking. It is important to have someone to care about and for someone to care about you.” - Karen Bales @sciam
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Award call 🚨 The American Journal of Primatology Best Student Paper Award, sponsored by the American Society of Primatologists and by Wiley, will be made for the best paper first-authored by a student published in 2023 (Vol. 85) of AJP. Nominations are due March 31, 2024.
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Hey @JortsTheCat. The California Association of Professional Scientists (labor union for CA State Employee Scientists) are picketing Gov. Newsom's budget announcement tomorrow. #ValueScientists
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#DidYouKnow Nocturnal owl monkeys can use olfactory cues alone to detect insect prey #primatology Check out the full @AmJournalPrimat article by @rbreit76 here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Nocturnal mammals have unique sensory adaptations to facilitate foraging at night. Owl monkeys (Aotus spp.) are pair-living nocturnal platyrrhines adept at capturing insect prey under low-light...
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#DidYouKnow Wild bearded capuchins in Northeast Brazil demonstrate a right hand preference when performing bimanual crab feeding #primatology Check out the full @AmJournalPrimat article here:
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Ready for more knowledge? #DidYouKnow Crop-feeding offsets lack of natural resources in Barbary macaques living in degraded habitats of Morocco #primatology Check out the full @AmJournalPrimat article by @NevesElisa3321 here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Relationships between anthropogenic disturbances and Barbary macaques' diets and activity budgets.
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Great conversation about how the #loss of a #pet evokes #grief like any other bonded relationship... ‘The greatest joy came from being able to share this life with George and Monte, my two dogs. The greatest heartbreak, losing them.’ @JohnLittlefair
https://t.co/rlYiPxfzdF
johnlittlefair.com.au
In this episode of Never Just A Dog, your host John Littlefair engages in a captivating conversation with Mary-Frances O'Connor, an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona and an eminent...
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@BalesLab Male and female coppery titi monkeys do not differ in their lifespan but body mass loss increases mortality risks #primates #primatology
https://t.co/d7dOfaqHYE
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Check out the latest issue of American Journal of Primatology, free to read for three months: https://t.co/udd6LIO1Gy
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Luisa gave a great talk!!!!
Very proud of @DemarchiLuisa giving a wonderful presentation summarizing her work of the past 3 years at #NOGIN2023 on the neurobiology of grief @doctormfo @DrZoePhD @BalesLab @SmithLabKU @AgMaternal @grk2174
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Howler monkey sperm morphology differences are consistent with the intensity of sperm competition #primates #primatology #selection
https://t.co/73VKzlTfVQ
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Ontogenesis of sociability of wild immature capuchin monkeys: Sex more than personality explains interindividual variation #monkeys #primates #primatology
https://t.co/SAKjZPoVDM
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Naturally shed #hair from #infant #chimpanzees is used to detect #weaning in the 3rd paper from @AMelinLab and my special issue of @AmJournalPrimat on #Canadian #primatology! Newly out from lab of @iuliabadescu at @UMontreal. Check it out at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Mother-offspring stable nitrogen isotope (δ15N) differences by offspring age. Data point colors are different individuals, squares are hairs collected singly, while circles are hairs collected in a...
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