Sentences with phrase «of pair bonds»

And we do also have an example of pair bonding among the primates: the gibbon.

Using genetic tools, researchers have also acquired evidence that OT and AVP play a role in the formation of the pair bond.

Therefore, various nontraditional animal models, which display pair bond formation — including marmosets (Callithrix penicillata), titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus), California mice (Peromyscus californicus), and prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)-- have emerged as better alternative animal models to study the neural correlates of pair bond formation (Carter et al., 1995; Bester - Meredith et al., 1999; Bales et al., 2007; de Jong et al., 2009; Smith et al., 2010).

Interestingly, the association between the gene variants of the OTR and AVPR1A and the quality of pair bonding is also detected in the partner's perception of marital satisfaction (Walum et al., 2008, 2012).

Not exact matches

The common element is that any long position taken in a specific equity is offset by a short position in either a merger partner (risk arbitrage), an «overvalued» member of the same sector (long / short paired trading), a convertible bond (convertible arbitrage), a futures contract (index arbitrage) or an option contract (volatility arbitrage).

That's why it's encouraging that a pair of recent reports show that investors paid less in expenses last year across their stock, bond and other types of funds.

Sex was created for the bonding of a pair and for the sake of the family.

Because of the time it takes for a human child to grow up, pair - bonding seems to have been the norm in pre-agricultural societies.

Without abrogating or even modifying the laws that determine bondings and pairings of atoms or molecules, principles pertaining to the biotic dimension can still control and orient physico - chemical processes in an extravagantly abundant variety of ways.

Still is it not possible that the specific sequence of base - pairs in a DNA molecule is extraneous to the chemistry which bonds the nucleic acids to one another?

Because of the intimate communication over a long period of time, therapy group members tend to develop strong bonds which sometimes leads to sexual pairing.

Pair bonding may not be the best or only way to serve our genes but then there is no reason why we have to accept the so called «selfish gene» theory, that we are of value only as gene carriers (the theory popularised by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene.

Without any expression of bodily or emotional pair - bonding love, this guy is merely a caricature created by authors» for their purposes.

As the pair embraced, it was a little insight into the relationship that the Argentine tactician has with his players as he looks to have formed a close bond with Son on the evidence of this video, and it's highly likely that it's the same for the others too.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will wear special editions boots for his final game against at Anfield against Crystal Palace this weekend, as Adidas have announced they have designed a pair of boots that represents his bond with the Merseyside outfit.

Bonds stood in front of his locker on Sunday, stripped to his comic - book superhero musculature except for a pair of shorts, and smiled — yes, smiled — in defeat.

Some researchers have looked into what role genes might have in our tendency to cheat, like last year's study on a certain variant of the dopamine gene DRD4 — and dopamine is the force behind our sexual drives, survival needs and pair - bonding behaviors.

But, we kind of need to stay pair - bonded until the kids leave the nest.

This message has helped my children quickly bond with our new au pair while they are still grieving the loss of their last one.

Much of the available brain research takes place on animals that tend to mirror human patterns of forming pair bonds and co-parenting.

Terence Mentor's post — picked up by several news outlets — revealed his envy at the bond the pair have developed, and his jealousy of their obvious and natural connection.

This pair of three - year - old brothers are intently bonded and share just about everything, from their mutual interests to the amount of joy and happiness they bring to a room.

I could never imagine myself denying the pair of them a relationship, opportunities to play and laugh and bond.

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One hypothesis is that oxytocin release during key pair - bonding events like sexual climax or childbirth helps cement the image of a partner or a newborn in the mind's eye.

In the double - helix configuration, two strands of DNA are joined to each other by hydrogen bonds in an arrangement known as base pairing.

Once the bond is formed, which can take three years, the pair reunites every two years until one of them dies.

Most significant was the September unveiling by Japanese researchers of a powerful linkage between two silicon atoms that share three pairs of electrons — a so - called triple bond.

The zirconium sapped the loyalty of the electrons bonding the nitrogen pairs, weakening the link between the two atoms and letting hydrogen weasel in and latch onto the nitrogen.

«Pair - bonding in voles is not exactly the same as in people, but we believe that it likely shares many of the underlying neural mechanisms as falling in love in humans,» says Liu.

Mates gained often have to be retained to reap the adaptive rewards inherent in pair - bonding — an evolutionary hallmark of our species.»

«We were surprised by how reliably the marmoset monkeys exchanged their vocalizations in a cooperative manner, particularly since in most cases they were doing so with individuals that they were not pair - bonded with,» says Asif Ghazanfar of Princeton University.

As a first test, the researchers implanted electrodes into the brains of females to identify the circuitry activated when they naturally formed a pair bond and mated.

Elementary chemistry distinguishes two kinds of strong bonds between atoms in molecules: the covalent bond, where bonding arises from valence electron pairs shared between neighboring atoms, and the ionic bond, where transfer of electrons from one atom to another leads to Coulombic attraction between the resulting ions.

«It's like remote control of the brain circuitry to create a pair bond,» says Robert Liu at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a member of the team using technology to play Eros.

Professionals and the parents of twins often remark on the special bond between identical pairs — how as children they act and communicate on the same invisible wavelength.

DNA sequence discrimination by CAP derives both from sequence - dependent distortion of the DNA helix and from direct hydrogen - bonding interactions between three protein side chains and the exposed edges of three base pairs in the major groove of the DNA.

Drying oils, such as linseed and walnut, are unsaturated; their fatty acids contain plenty of double bonds between pairs of carbon atoms.

But whereas those materials were made up of covalent bonds — in which pairs of atoms share electrons — these 2 - D metals are composed of metallic bonds, where electrons flow more freely among atoms.

Ninety - nine percent of mammal species never form lasting pair - bonds, and those that do continue to bear illegitimate offspring — as many as 80 percent of them, in the case of the «monogamous» red fox.

It has been known for decades that many pair - bonded bird species engage in extra-pair matings, and up to half the eggs of any brood may result from this.

What's more, the p45 protein was able to bind to the specific region in the p75 protein that is critical for the formation of the p75 pair, thus decreasing the amount of p75 pairs that bond to inhibitors release from myelin.

To help solve the paradox of aggregation and pair bonding, the researchers examined the striatum, a brain area that regulates both social and sexual behaviors and that encodes reward signals via a molecule called dopamine.

Once the bond is established, which can take three years, the pair will normally reunite every two years until one of them dies.

Kimberly A. Young of Florida State University and her colleagues found that pair - bonded voles responded less than unattached, sexually naive voles to the rewarding properties of amphetamine.

Bonds between atoms routinely involve two electrons, like a pair of ballroom dancers.

Bacteria begin to slowly break these polysaccharides, tearing out pairs of carbon and phosphorus atoms (called C - P bonds) from their molecular structure.

And once you start pair bonding you open the door for all kinds of things, like extended childhood and more complex social interactions — all the kinds of things that humans do today.»

«That shift was an important first step in our lineage's evolutionary history, and it set the stage for the evolution of standing up on two legs and pair bonding.

Conquering the divide and mating with a female after just six hours of her company can form a lifelong pair - bond between voles.