microtus ochrogaster การใช้

• A study on albinistic prairie voles ( " Microtus ochrogaster " ) found that albinism in this species conferred an advantage for the males compared to the wild-type; albino males had higher mount frequencies than wild-type males.
• Several species of rodents have been studied as models of paternal care, including prairie voles ( " Microtus ochrogaster " ), Campbell's dwarf hamster, the Mongolian gerbil, and the monogamous rodent that exhibits extensive and essential paternal care, and hence has been studied as a model organism for this phenomenon.