Macaque

Postconflict third-party affiliation in stumptailed macaques

Stumptailed macaques,Macaca arctoides, are characterized by high levels of postconflict affiliative contacts between opponents. We investigated the occurrence of postconflict affiliative contacts between opponents and third parties that were not involved in the original conflict. We collected 10-min focal observations...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Call, J., Aureli, F., De Waal, F. B. M. 2002. Postconflict third-party affiliation in stumptailed macaques. Animal Behaviour 63, 209-216.

Factors predicting increased incidence of abnormal behavior in malepigtailed macaques

Abnormal behavior was unrelated to the subject's housing location (biocontainment vs. other facility) or invasiveness of research. Nursery-reared subjects displayed more abnormal behavior than mother-reared subjects. Across and within rearing categories, the proportion of the first 48 months of life...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bellanca, R. U., Crockett, C. M. 2002. Factors predicting increased incidence of abnormal behavior in malepigtailed macaques. American Journal of Primatology 58, 57-69.

Mirrors as enrichment for monkeys

We have a mirror for every single-cage, plus enough for at least one per pen in our group-housing facilities. Over 700 of our 950 monkeys now have access to a mirror (Bio-Serv, Monkey Shine Mirror). They have been hung for...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Harris, H. G. 2002. Mirrors as enrichment for monkeys. Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum (electronic discussion group), November 13, 2002.

Laboratory Animal Medicine

The most commonly used nonhuman primates in biomedical research are rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fox, J. G., Anderson, L. C., Loew, F. M. et al. 2002. Laboratory Animal Medicine. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Novel and economical structural enrichment for a unique colony of group-housed macaques: Success and failures

Social enrichment provided by group mates seems to overwhelm the effects of inanimate enrichment. With this thought in mind, rather than provide traditional puzzle or chewing devices, we designed structural enrichment. Different levels of perching and visual barriers were installed....

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Felts, W. P., Johns, T. J., Sauceda, R. 2002. Novel and economical structural enrichment for a unique colony of group-housed macaques: Success and failures. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(4), 120 (Abstract).

A protective “puzzle ball loader” for safe provisioning

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Crockett, C. M., Bellanca, R. U., Koberstein, D. R. et al. 2002. A protective "puzzle ball loader" for safe provisioning. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 41(1).

Effect of pair housing on operant behavior task performance by rhesus monkeys

Sixteen young, male, individually housed, trained rhesus monkeys (2.5-5.5 years of age) performed a battery of behavior consisting of motivation (MOT), short-term memory and attention (STM), color and position discrimination (CPD), and learning (LRN) tasks. ... The subjects were divided...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hotchkiss, C. E., Paule, M. G. 2002. Effect of pair housing on operant behavior task performance by rhesus monkeys. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(4), 75 (Abstract).

Inter-group variation in abnormal behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

It is suggested social learning processes are involved in the propagation of these behaviors.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Abnormal/Problematic BehaviorAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hook, M. A., Lambeth, S. P., Perlman. J. E. et al. 2002. Inter-group variation in abnormal behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 76, 165-176.

Self-injurious behavior in captive macaque monkeys

A comprehensive review on self-injurious behavior in macaques

Year Published: 2002Topics: Abnormal/Problematic BehaviorAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M. A., Crockett, C. M., Sackett, G. P. 2002. Self-injurious behavior in captive macaque monkeys. In: Self-Injurious Behavior: Gene-Brain-Behavior Relationships . Schroeder, S. R., Oster-Granite, M. L., Thompson, T. (eds), 151-161. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Enhancing postsurgical recovery of pair-housed nonhuman primates (M. fascicularis)

In many facilities, postsurgical protocol in the nonhuman primate requires individual housing for a period of 2-10 days. ... Our goal was to allow [15 adult females] same-day return of the postoperative [placement of vascular access port] candidate to its...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Murray, L., Hartner, M., Clark, L. P. 2002. Enhancing postsurgical recovery of pair-housed nonhuman primates (M. fascicularis). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(4), 112-113 (Abstract).