Marmoset

Novel restraint system for neuroendocrine studies of socially living common marmoset monkeys

The soft jacket allows for increased versatility and longevity, and the sling-harness provides for greater movement .. compared to a previously described, more conventional chair restraint. The new restraint system prevents the normal diurnal decrease in plasma cortisol levels across...

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schultz-Darken, N. J., Pape, R. M., Tannenbaum, P. L. et al. 2004. Novel restraint system for neuroendocrine studies of socially living common marmoset monkeys. Laboratory Animals 38, 393-404.

Anticipatory behavior – A new indicator of the significance of environmental enrichment in laboratory-housed common marmosets

It was suggested that anticipatory behavior is a useful method for assessing the value of feeding enrichment options.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Badihi, I., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 2005. Anticipatory behavior - A new indicator of the significance of environmental enrichment in laboratory-housed common marmosets. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 178 (Abstract).

Training marmosets to cooperate with aversive laboratory procedures

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bowell, V. A., Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Morris, K. 2005. Training marmosets to cooperate with aversive laboratory procedures. Primate Eye 86, 24.

Forage box as enrichment in single- and group-housed callitrichid monkeys

When presented with food, common marmosets will more often take it directly into their mouths than use their hands. This might explain why in the conditions where a lid was used, there were fewer forage-related hand movements than might have...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S., Scott, L. 2005. Forage box as enrichment in single- and group-housed callitrichid monkeys. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 44(2), 13-17.

USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals

This article provides a brief historical background of the events and circumstances that led to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act (AWA) amendments. It describes the development of the regulations promulgated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1991 as...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal Interaction, Regulations & Ethical Review, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Dog, Lemur, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kulpa-Eddy, J. A., Taylor, S., Adams, K. M. 2005. USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals. ILAR Journal 46(2), 83-94.

Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Marmosets and Tamarins (Callitrichids)

Introduction to species-adequate enrichment for marmosets and tamarins.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: French, J. A. , Fite, J. E. 2005. Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Marmosets and Tamarins (Callitrichids). Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD.

Enrichment and nonhuman primates: “”First, do no harm””

Since the 1998 publication of The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates by the National Research Council, and the 1991 implementation of the 1985 Animal Welfare Act Amendment, many formal and informal nonhuman primate enrichment programs have been put into practice....

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Nelson, R. J., Mandrell, T. D. 2005. Enrichment and nonhuman primates: "First, do no harm". ILAR Journal 46(2), 171-177.

Environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates: Theory and application

Only social contact satisfies the goal of promoting a wide variety of species-typical activities while at the same time reducing or preventing the development of abnormal behavior... A number of toys should be provided initially and rotated on a regular...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Lutz, C. K., Novak, M. 2005. Environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates: Theory and application. ILAR Journal 46(2), 178-191.

Vocal buffering of the stress response: exposure to conspecific vocalizations moderates urinary cortisol excretion in isolated marmosets

For many species, the presence of a significant social partner can lessen the behavioral and physiological responses to stressful stimuli. This study examined whether a single, individually specific, signature vocalization (phee call) could attenuate the physiological stress response that is...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rukstalis, M., French, J. A. 2005. Vocal buffering of the stress response: exposure to conspecific vocalizations moderates urinary cortisol excretion in isolated marmosets. Hormones and Behavior 47, 1-7.

The preference of the common marmosets for nest boxes made from three different materials ? wood, plastic, metal

Nest boxed made of metal were avoided.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rumble, R., Saville, M., Simmons, L. et al. 2005. The preference of the common marmosets for nest boxes made from three different materials ? wood, plastic, metal. Animal Technology and Welfare 4, 185-187.