Macaque

Rhesus monkeys in North India

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild rhesus macaques. Infants continue to nurse ... until they were probably about one year of age. Weaning definitely occurred when the next sibling was born.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Southwick, C. H., Beg, M. A., Siddiqi, M. R. 1965. Rhesus monkeys in North India . In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 111-159. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

The bonnet macaque in South India

The bonnet macaque is seen only in areas where there are at least a few large trees, and, given a supply of food and water, the presence of some large trees seems to be the only limitation to their adaptation....

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Simonds, P. E. 1965. The bonnet macaque in South India. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 175-196. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

Collection and withdrawal of body fluids and infusion techniques

Manual restraint of a rhesus macaque on a treatment table for saphenous blood collection is demonstrated.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Moreland, A. F. 1965. Collection and withdrawal of body fluids and infusion techniques. In: Methods of Animal Experimentation, Volume I. Gay, W. I. (ed), 1-42. Academic Press, New York, NY.

Sensory stimulation and rhesus monkey activity

Increases in activity level accompany increased illumination in single-caged subjects

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Draper, W. A. 1965. Sensory stimulation and rhesus monkey activity. Perceptual and Motor Skills 21, 319-322.

Growth hormone secretion in the unanesthetized rhesus monkey in response to noxious stimulation

Individual monkeys exposed to sudden disturbances such as telephone ringing, confrontation by unfamiliar persons, or pinching of the abdominal skin showed an abrupt, marked elevation in plasma growth hormone.

Year Published: 1967Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Meyer, V., Knobil, E. 1967. Growth hormone secretion in the unanesthetized rhesus monkey in response to noxious stimulation. Endocrinology 80, 163-169.

Effect of person

The procedures which we have used in testing the Effect of Person are as follows: 1. The person enters the room, stands in the doorway for 10 sec., then approaches the animal, and after 30 sec. pets the animal by...

Year Published: 1966Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Cat, Dog, Guinea Pig, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Rabbit, Rodent

Citation: Gantt, W. H., Newton, J. E. O., Royer, F. L. et al. 1966. Effect of person. Conditional Reflex 1, 18-35.

Development of abnormal stereotyped behaviors

Self-biting in adult, caged macaques is an aggressive response directed to the animal's own body when the threatened object cannot be attacked (p. 128).

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Berkson, G. 1968. Development of abnormal stereotyped behaviors. Developmental Psychology 1, 118-132.

An experimental study of intragroup agonistic behaviour in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

A significant increase in agonistic behavior occurred when the distribution of the food was restricted, but the amount of food remained normal. Highly significant increases in the frequency of agonistic behavior occurred with the introduction of new monkeys who were...

Year Published: 1967Topics: Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Southwick, C. H. 1967. An experimental study of intragroup agonistic behaviour in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Behaviour 28, 182-209.

A comparison of outdoor and indoor housing of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Survival in the outdoor pens averaged 80-90%, which was the same as for the indoor monkeys. Body weight gain in the outdoor monkeys averaged 62% increase, in comparison to 43% gain in the indoor monkeys over the same time period....

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Banerjee, B. N., Woodard, G. 1970. A comparison of outdoor and indoor housing of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Laboratory Animal Care [Laboratory Animal Science] 20, 80-82.

Macaca Mulatta: Management of a Laboratory Breeding Colony

The M. mulatta, an agile, unpredictable, and often vicious creature with sharp teeth .... deserves the respect of all persons who work with it [p. 44]. ... Personnel must wear heavy protective clothing - particularly gloves - to protect against...

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Valerio, D. A., Miller, R. L., Innes, J. R. M. et al. 1969. Macaca Mulatta. Management of a Laboratory Breeding Colony. Academic Press, New York, NY.