Chimpanzee

Positive reinforcement training and physiological responses in chimpanzees

A subset of variables potentially indicative of acute stress were analyzed to determine if the method of adminstration of anesthetic (voluntary present for injection compared with nonvoluntary injection) and/or the method of obtaining the blood sample (voluntary compared with anesthesized)...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lambeth, S. P., Hau, J., Perlman, J. E. et al. 2006. Positive reinforcement training and physiological responses in chimpanzees. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 160 (Abstract).

Comparison of different enzyme-immunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis

The overall aim of the present study was to assess the validity of four enzyme-immunoassays (EIAs) using antibodies raised against cortisol, corticosterone, and reduced cortisol metabolites (two group-specific antibodies) for assessing adrenocortical activity using fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (GCM) measurements in...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Heistermann, M., Palme, R., Ganswindt, A. 2006. Comparison of different enzyme-immunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis. Americal Journal of Primatology 68(3), 257-273.

Factors associated with the formation of a large chimpanzee social group

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fultz, A., Brent, L., Panu, L. D. 2006. Factors associated with the formation of a large chimpanzee social group. American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 98 (Abstract).

Positive reinforcement training may diminish interindividual variation in physiological parameters among captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Lambeth, S. P., Perlman, J. E. et al. 2006. Positive reinforcement training may diminish interindividual variation in physiological parameters among captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). International Journal of Primatology 27 (Supplement), 72 (Abstract).

The use of positive reinforcement training in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) for voluntary presentation for IM injections

Positive reinforcement has been used to gain the cooperation of captive primates for research and management needs. In this study, ten chimpanzees .. were trained to present for intramuscular (IM) injections. Clicker training was used to teach subjects to present...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Russell, J. L., Taglialatela, J. P., Hopkins, W. D. 2006. The use of positive reinforcement training in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) for voluntary presentation for IM injections. American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 122 (Abstract).

Use of space in a non-naturalistic environment by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Chimpanzees preferred the highest tier of the enclosure and the gorillas preferred the floor level. Both species showed preferences for doorways, corners and the mesh barriers adjacent to keeper areas.

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ross, S. R., Lukasb, K. E. 2006. Use of space in a non-naturalistic environment by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) . Applied Animal Behaviour Science 96, 143-152.

Venipuncture training using positive reinforcement training techniques: a comparison of chimpanzee and rhesus macaques

Four group-housed chimpanzees and two singly-housed adult rhesus macaques of unspecified gender were trained to place an arm in a blood sleeve and remain stationary for venipuncture. It took an average of 219 minutes in 31 sessions to successfully train...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Pranger, L. A., Maier, A., Coleman, K. et al. 2006. Venipuncture training using positive reinforcement training techniques: a comparison of chimpanzee and rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 61-62 (Abstract).

Scientifically-based behavioral managements of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M. A., Else, J. G. 2007. Scientifically-based behavioral managements of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 69(Supplement), 115 [Abstract].

Feeding enrichment for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): twenty year later

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M. A. 2007. Feeding enrichment for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): twenty year later. American Journal of Primatology 69(Supplement), 124 [Abstract].

Freed lab chimps to get own islands off Africa

Six remote African islands are to be turned into sanctuaries for chimpanzees, released from research laboratories after years of experimentation. The islands, off the coast of Liberia, have been taken over by the New York Blood Center (NYBC), which will...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anonymous 2007. Freed lab chimps to get own islands off Africa. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 46(3), 21.