Macaque

Age and gender differences in response to food enrichment in family groups of captive marmosets (Callithrix, Callithrichidae)

The proximity of individual members of three family groups of marmosets was measured to two sources of food namely, on the introduction of their normal daily ration (baseline behaviour) as well as to a previously unfamiliar 'preferred' food [grapes]. Significant...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Box, H. O., Smith, P. 1995. Age and gender differences in response to food enrichment in family groups of captive marmosets (Callithrix, Callithrichidae). Animal Technology 46, 11-18.

Salivary cotisol in nursery-reared rhesus monkeys: reactivity to peer interactions and altered circadian activity

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boyce, W. T., Champoux, M., Suomi, S. et al. 1995. Salivary cotisol in nursery-reared rhesus monkeys: reactivity to peer interactions and altered circadian activity. Developmental Psychology 28, 257-267.

Individual differences in macaques’ responses to stressors based on social and physiological factors: implications for primate welfare and research outcomes

Non-human primates exhibit distinct individual differences in their behavioural and physiological responses to experimental challenges and caretaking procedures. We have been investigating what factors can predict some of these individual differences, and have found that factors both intrinsic and extrinsic...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L., Laudenslager, M. L., Reite, M. L. 1995. Individual differences in macaques' responses to stressors based on social and physiological factors: implications for primate welfare and research outcomes . Laboratory Animals 29, 250-257.

Nonhuman primate wounding prevalence: A retrospective analysis

A survey of the occurrence of injuries in group-housed, pair-housed and individually housed macaques. Females acquired wounds and required wound management more frequently than males in group-housed macaques. Individually housed males engaged in self-biting behaviour more often than their female...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bayne, K., Haines, M., Dexter, S. et al. 1995. Nonhuman primate wounding prevalence: A retrospective analysis. Lab Animal 24(4), 40-44.

Behavioral and adrenocortical responses of male cynomolgus and lion-tailed macaques to social stimulation and group formation

Males were exposed to a mirror, then visually exposed to conspecific neighbors in all pairwise combinations, and then formed into conspecific groups [of 3 animals each]. Following group formation [urinary] cortisol values showed a decreasing trend in the cynomolgus, but...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clarke, A. S., Czekala, N. M., Lindburg, D. G. 1995. Behavioral and adrenocortical responses of male cynomolgus and lion-tailed macaques to social stimulation and group formation. Primates 36, 41-46.

How often do singly housed longtailed macaques choose grooming contact with a neighbor? American Journal of Primatology 36, 118 (Abstract)

Grooming-contact bars - allowing cage neighbors to physically interact with each other but preventing them from pursuing one another - were successfully tested in adult male/male, female/female and female/male dyads.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Crockett, C. M., Bowers, C. L., Bellanca, R. U. et al. 1995. How often do singly housed longtailed macaques choose grooming contact with a neighbor? American Journal of Primatology 36, 118 (Abstract).

The development of a forage diet for a breeding colony of rhesus monkeys

Where deep litter cannot be used, deep rubber food bowls can be provided at floor level and deep revolving hoppers at perch level in a gang-housed rhesus monkey facility. The forage mix is supplemented with treats.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Davys, J. S. 1995. The development of a forage diet for a breeding colony of rhesus monkeys. Animal Technology 46, 63-66.

Behavioral responses of longtailed macaques to different cage sizes and common laboratory experiences

Locomotion and the frequency of behavioral changes were significantly lower in the two smallest, barren cages than in all the other larger, barren cages. Many cages that were built before passage of the law establishing minimums based on the inhabitant's...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Crockett, C. M., Bowers, C. L., Shimoji, M. et al. 1995. Behavioral responses of longtailed macaques to different cage sizes and common laboratory experiences. Journal of Comparative Psychology 109, 368-383.

Effects of observation technique on the behavior of adult rhesus macaques

During videotaped sessions, movement was higher in frequency and duration, while aggressive behavior was lower and stereotyped locomotion higher in frequency than during direct live observations.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Line, S. W. 1995. Effects of observation technique on the behavior of adult rhesus macaques. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 34, 61-65.

Pigtail macaque performance on a challenging joystick task has important implications for enrichment and anxiety within a captive environment

The video-task paradigm appears to be a useful method of promoting environmental enrichment for social groups of captive primates.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lincoln, H., Andrews, M., Rosenblum, L. A. 1995. Pigtail macaque performance on a challenging joystick task has important implications for enrichment and anxiety within a captive environment. Laboratory Animal Science 45, 264-268.