Macaque

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).

Physiological correlates of self-injurious behavior in socially reared adult male rhesus monkeys

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Meyer, J. S., Tiefenbacher, S., Lutz, C. K. et al. 2002. Physiological correlates of self-injurious behavior in socially reared adult male rhesus monkeys. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 24(3), 420 (Abstract).

A comparison of the activity budgets of wild and captive Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra)

One aim of environmental enrichment techniques is to replicate 'wild-like' behaviour in captivity. In this study. three captive troops of Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra) were each observed for 100 h in large naturalistic enclosures. Activity budgets constructed from...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Melfi, V. A., Feistner, A. T. C. 2002. A comparison of the activity budgets of wild and captive Sulawesi crested black macaques (Macaca nigra). Animal Welfare 11(2), 213-222.

Incorporation of an enrichment program into a study protocol involving long-term restraint in macaques

In our experience, the provision of periodic intervals of unrestricted activity directly correlated with an increased tolerance during relatively more extended periods of [chair] restraint.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, RestraintAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McGuffey, L. H., McCully, C. L., Bernacky, B. J. et al. 2002. Incorporation of an enrichment program into a study protocol involving long-term restraint in macaques. Lab Animal 31(10), 37-39.

Spontaneous episodes of self-biting and associated cortisol levels in captive Macaca mulatta

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lutz, C. K., Tiefenbacher, S., Pouliot, A. L. et al. 2002. Spontaneous episodes of self-biting and associated cortisol levels in captive Macaca mulatta. American Journal of Primatology 57(Supplement), 43 (Abstract).

Forcibly breaking the maternal bond

A critical analysis of scientific articles dealing with maternal deprivation studies that were published in 2000/01. It is questionable that the scientific rationale and findings of the studies mentioned here justify the psychological suffering they inflicted on rhesus macaque mothers...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Liss, C. 2002. Forcibly breaking the maternal bond. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 51(2), 8-9.