草原田鼠就是这样一种动物。
他的堂兄，山地田鼠，是那种打了就跑的家伙。
在一项实验中，雄性草原田鼠服用了一种抑制抗利尿激素作用的药物。
In an experiment, male prairie voles were given a drug that suppresses the effect of vasopressin.
对于那些不熟悉可爱的草原田鼠的人来说，这是一种在北美中部草原上发现的小型啮齿动物。
For those unfamiliar with the delightful prairie vole, it is a small rodent found in the grasslands of central North America.
他们一般喂食白鼠、田鼠和小鸡。
其中大多是小鼠和田鼠。
“嗯，当然，先生。”田鼠恭恭敬敬地回答。
"Why, certainly, sir," replied the field-mouse respectfully.
“是的，走吧，田鼠们。”鼹鼠急切地叫道。
然而今天，田鼠和巢鼠虽然很客气，却似乎心事很重。
Today, however, though they were civil enough, the field-mice and harvest-mice seemed preoccupied.
“嗯，我想今天就不去了，谢谢你。”田鼠急忙回答。
"Well, I THINK not TO-DAY, thank you," replied the field-mouse hurriedly.
他们的研究对象是草原田鼠，一种终生交配的小型啮齿动物。
Their study was conducted in the prairie vole, a small rodent that mates for life.
“我想一定是田鼠们来了，”莫尔回答说，脸上带着一丝骄傲。
"I think it must be the field-mice," replied the Mole, with a touch of pride in his manner.
在草原田鼠的大脑中，负责奖励和强化的区域有这些荷尔蒙的受体。
The prairie vole has the needed receptors in its brain for these hormones in the regions responsible for reward and reinforcement.
被点到的那只田鼠站起身来，害羞地咯咯笑着，四下打量着这个屋子，却仍然结结巴巴地说不出话来。
The field-mouse addressed got up on his legs, giggled shyly, looked round the room, and remained absolutely tongue-tied.
为什么草原田鼠不对彼此上瘾呢？
关于爱情的科学传说始于田鼠。
The scientific tale of love begins innocently enough, with voles.
草原田鼠却不会结成配偶。
我们不是田鼠，不是豚鼠，也不是家鼠。
Humans are not prairie voles. We are not guinea pigs or mice.
这种田鼠的后代也将带有这种改变。
The offspring of such voles will therefore carry the change as well.
对于人类与小田鼠来说，浪漫并不是一种概念。
新发现的动物全部是田鼠。
地上有不显眼的无数的老鼠和田鼠之类的小动物。
Not to mention the equally numerous small animals like field mice and voles which you do not see.
我们不是田鼠，不是豚鼠，也不是家鼠。我们是人类。
Humans are not prairie voles. We are not guinea pigs or mice. We're humans.
一对单配偶的橙腹田鼠及其子女组成家庭，一起生活。
Prairie voles live in family groups consisting of a monogamous mated pair and their offspring.
田鼠的例子对人类的一夫一妻行为有什么样的提示呢？
草原田鼠的大脑奖赏中枢系统中有许多抗利尿激素的受体。
Prairie voles have many vasopressin receptors in the reward centres of their brains.
由此，生物学家们可以检测田鼠多样的基因如何控制其行为。
Biologists will thus be able to test theories about how behaviour is governed by the vole's various genes.
除了这些化学受体，这两种田鼠在其他身体构成上几乎完全一致。
Other than those receptors, the two vole species are almost entirely the same in their physical makeup.
除了这些化学受体，这两种田鼠在其他身体构成上几乎完全一致。
Other than those receptors, the two vole species are almost entirely the same in their physical makeup.
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