Macaque

Factors influencing aggressive behavior and risk of trauma in the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina)

Discussion of risk factors associated with group-housing. Provision of cover .... reduced aggression among members of stable groups. Subjects in newly-formed groups composed of unfamiliar animals sustained fewer injuries than did those in groups formed by merger of groups or...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. 1977. Factors influencing aggressive behavior and risk of trauma in the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina). Laboratory Animal Science 27, 541-547.

Effects of group composition on agonistic behavior of captive pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina)

Females showed significantly less aggression in the presence of adult males [one male per group] than they did in female-only groups.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dazey, J., Kuyk, K., Oswald, M. et al. 1977. Effects of group composition on agonistic behavior of captive pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 46, 73-76.

Effects of centrally acting drugs on serum levels in rhesus monkeys

Immobilization on restraint cross induced progressive increase in prolactin concentration throughout a 60 minute period.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Quadri, S. K., Pierson, C., Spies, H. P. 1978. Effects of centrally acting drugs on serum levels in rhesus monkeys. Neuroendocrinology 27, 136-147.

Time budget of Macaca mulatta

We measured the amount of time that 20 rhesus monkeys (four adult males, 10 adult females, four juvenile males, and two juvenile females) contained in two enclosured social groups devoted to 16 activities.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Post, W., Baulu, J. 1978. Time budget of Macaca mulatta. Primates 19, 125-140.

Auto-mutilation in animals and its relevance to self-injury in man

Self-mutilation in non-human mammals is a well-established, although not a widely known phenomenon, which has been reported under zoo and laboratory conditions. In macaque monkeys, laboratory rearing and isolation are important predisposing factors, and the more serious self-injury is initiated...

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jones, I. H., Barraclough, B. M. 1978. Auto-mutilation in animals and its relevance to self-injury in man. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 58, 40-47.

Some effects of living conditions upon the pattern of growth in stumptail macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Confinement and prolonged lack of physical exercise are very probably responsible for the reduced weight and size of our monkeys bred in laboratory conditions. ... This is apparently due to the impaired development and resulting athrophy of the muscles, particularly...

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Faucheux, B., Bertrand, M., Bourliere, F. 1978. Some effects of living conditions upon the pattern of growth in stumptail macaque (Macaca arctoides). Folia Primatologica 30(3), 220-236.

Woodchip litter in macaque groups

The effects of the presence of woodchips as a floor covering were assessed on psychological well-being in two pens housing 28 macaques. No negative effects were found, while aggression decreased and time foraging on the floor increased. The chips were...

Year Published: 1979Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S., Anderson, J. R. 1979. Woodchip litter in macaque groups. Animal Technology 30, 69-74.

Activity patterns in a stumptail macaque group (Macaca arctoides)

Individuals participated in social grooming approximately 12% of the time; females did far more grooming than did males.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bernstein, I. S. 1980. Activity patterns in a stumptail macaque group (Macaca arctoides). Folia Primatologica 33(1-2), 20-45.

Strangers in a strange land: Abnormal behavior or abnormal environments? In: Captivity and Behavior

It is the purpose of this chapter to review some of the information on abnormal behavior of primates and the environmental factors associated with them. ... Virtually all captive-reared macaques confined in small cages early in life express this behavioral...

Year Published: 1979Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. , Deni, R. 1979. Strangers in a strange land: Abnormal behavior or abnormal environments? In: Captivity and Behavior. Erwin, J., Maple, T., Mitchell, G. (eds), 1-28. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.

Aggression in captive macaques: Interaction of social and spacial factors

Providing a male-dominated group access to two rooms (more space) rather than one (less space) allowed some animals to be out of the dominant male's sight. Loss of the male's control over his group resulted in a dramatic increase in...

Year Published: 1979Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. 1979. Aggression in captive macaques: Interaction of social and spacial factors. In: Captivity and Behavior. Erwin, J., Maple, T., Mitchell, G. (eds), 139-171. Van Nostrand, New York, NY.