title: The value of unusual animal models for alcohol research: a commentary on: Anacker, Loftis, and Ryabinin, "alcohol intake in prairie voles is influenced by the drinking level of a peer".
abstract: The recent study by Anacker, Loftis, and Ryabinin used a novel animal model, the prairie vole, to investigate social effects on drinking. Their finding that same-sex peers modulate their drinking to match each other has intriguing implications for the fields of alcohol research as well as research on social relationships.
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bales
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000523:psychology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D012932:Social Facilitation