Macaque

An exercise cage for monkeys

The design of an exercise cage for rhesus macaques is described.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tolan, J. C., Malone, D. R., Rogers, C. M. 1980. An exercise cage for monkeys. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 19(1), 3-5.

Population patterns and behavioral ecology of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in Nepal

Activity budgets of feral rhesus troops are described. Adult females were ... three times more active [in grooming] than males. Adults spend about 16% of the time grooming each other.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Teas, J., Richie, T., Taylor, H. et al. 1980. Population patterns and behavioral ecology of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in Nepal. In: The Macaques: Studies in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution. Lindburgh, D. G. (ed), 247-262. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.

Testing the agonistic buffering hypothesis: The dynamics of participation in the triadic interaction

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Taub, D. M. 1980. Testing the agonistic buffering hypothesis: The dynamics of participation in the triadic interaction. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 6, 187-197.

Normal range of longitudinal blood chemistry and hematology values in juvenile and adult rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

All animals [juvenile and adult] were trained to present an arm through a small cage opening. In this manner blood samples were drawn from untranquilized fully alert animals. [No further details]

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rosenblum, I. Y., Coulston, F. 1981. Normal range of longitudinal blood chemistry and hematology values in juvenile and adult rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 5, 401-411.

Serum levels of testosterone, cortisol, prolactin and bioactive luteinizing hormone in adult male rhesus monkeys following cage-restraint or anaesthetizing with ketamine hydrochloride

Single-housed, adult male rhesus macaques were restrained in their home cages for blood collection at 20 minute intervals. While testosterone levels significantly declined, serum cortisol concentrations significantly increased over a one-hour sampling period.

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Puri, C. P., Puri, V., Anand-Kumar, T. C. 1981. Serum levels of testosterone, cortisol, prolactin and bioactive luteinizing hormone in adult male rhesus monkeys following cage-restraint or anaesthetizing with ketamine hydrochloride. Acta Endocrinologica 97, 118-124.

Abnormal behavior patterns in rhesus monkeys: Symptoms of mental disease?

This paper describes the morphology of abnormal behavior of rhesus monkeys which had experienced a certain degree of social isolation. Analysis of the morphology of the behavior starts from the hypothesis that abnormal activities should preferably be interpreted as distortions...

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Goosen, C. 1981. Abnormal behavior patterns in rhesus monkeys: Symptoms of mental disease? Biological Psychiatry 16, 697-716.

Deep woodchip litter: Hygiene, feeding, and behavioral enhancement in eight primate species

Sixty-seven animals from eight primate species were used to assess improved husbandry techniques. The presence of woodchips as a direct-contact litter decreased inactivity and fighting, and increased time spent on the ground. Placing food in the deep litter led to...

Year Published: 1982Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Chamove, A. S., Anderson, J. R., Morgan-Jones, S. C. et al. 1982. Deep woodchip litter: Hygiene, feeding, and behavioral enhancement in eight primate species. International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems 3, 308-318.

Venipuncture and vaginal swabbing in an enclosure occupied by a mixed-sex group of stumptailed macacaques (Macaca arctoides)

Training technique is described. Eight female stump-tailed macaques (M. arctoides) who lived with six adult males were rewarded with fresh fruit after being netted against the enclosure wire while a cotton-tipped swab was inserted in the vagina, gently rotated and...

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bunyak, S. C., Harvey, N. C., Rhine, R. J. et al. 1982. Venipuncture and vaginal swabbing in an enclosure occupied by a mixed-sex group of stumptailed macacaques (Macaca arctoides). American Journal of Primatology 2, 201-204.

A tandem cage for individually handling group-living monkeys

Except for some specialized cases the accepted practice of housing monkeys, singly, in small cages for experimental purposes, is completely unjustified in the light of present knowledge, since primatologists are now fully aware that monkeys are social animals and require...

Year Published: 1983Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chance, M. R. A., Byrne, B., Jones, E. 1983. A tandem cage for individually handling group-living monkeys. Laboratory Animals 17, 129-132.

A functional analysis of social grooming patterns through direct comparison with self-grooming in rhesus monkeys

Social grooming in primates is a complex behavior in which monkeys stroke, pick, or otherwise manipulate a companion's body surface. While grooming has been associated with important social functions, researchers who have examined its physical characteristics, such as body site...

Year Published: 1983Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L. 1983. A functional analysis of social grooming patterns through direct comparison with self-grooming in rhesus monkeys. International Journal of Primatology 4(4), 399-418 .