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- noun Plural form of
vole .
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In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.
Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004
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I asked a very pertinent question about the correlation (or absence thereof) between C-value and chromosome number in voles.
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One very remarkable characteristic of the voles is the structure of their molar teeth.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 Various
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Hint: If you have those underground bulb monsters called voles, you may want to put small-mesh rat wire over the top of the buried pots of tulips to keep the bulbs from becoming a winter feast.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In California, it is used to kill gophers, moles and voles, which is not something I recommend.
SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010
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Another source of winter food was small rodents such as voles, mice, and lemmings; not the animals themselves-Ayla usually let Wolf have those as a reward for helping to sniff them out-but their nests.
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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The Arctic fox is also the final host of the tape worm Echinococcus multilocularis which has become established in the Grumant area in Isfjorden in association with a local population of sibling voles which is the intermediate host for this parasite.
WN.com - Articles related to Rabies toll up as dogs roam holiday haven 2010
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