Nonhuman Primate

Leaf-pile pulling: An unusual play pattern in wild chimpanzees

Play in nonhuman animals has generally been viewed as being uniform among study sites. No studies have examined whether there are local variations in play. In this work we report an apparently locality-specific form of play that is basically solo...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Nishida, T., Wallauer, W. 2003. Leaf-pile pulling: An unusual play pattern in wild chimpanzees. American Journal of Primatology 60, 167-173.

Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research

Expanding on the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, this book deals specifically with mammals in neuroscience and behavioral research laboratories. It offers flexible guidelines for the care of these animals, and guidance on...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical Review, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Cat, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Rodent, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: National Research Council. 2003. Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research. National Academic Press: Washington, DC, 223 pp.

Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes

Year Published: 2003Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: National Health and Medical Research Council [NHMRC] Animal Welfare Committee. 2003. Policy on the Care and Use of Non-Human Primates for Scientific Purposes. National Health and Medical Research Council: Canberra, Australia.

A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Tube feeders from which chimpanzees could access orange juice using either tools or their hands were presented. Results showed that chimpanzees opted to use tools to access the juice in the feeders, even though the use of the mouth and...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Morimura, N. 2003. A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 82, 241-247.

Positive reinforcement training as a technique to alter nonhuman primate behavior: Quantitative assessments of effectiveness

Empirical analyses quantified the amount of time required to train group-housed rhesus monkeys to come up, station, target, and stay. Twenty-four of the 26 monkeys who were successfully trained to station also were reliably trained to touch their targets on...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Bloomsmith, M. A., Laule, G. E. 2003. Positive reinforcement training as a technique to alter nonhuman primate behavior: Quantitative assessments of effectiveness. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6, 175-187.

Effects of cage mounted enrichment on behavior of a group of juvenile baboons (Papio anubis)

The enrichment devices consisted of childrens toys that play music, make other sounds, or light up when manipulated. These were attached to metal frames clipped to the cage front. The subjects were eight female olive baboons (Papio anubis), ranging in...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mikels, J., Wallis, J. 2003. Effects of cage mounted enrichment on behavior of a group of juvenile baboons (Papio anubis). American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 81-82 (Abstract).

The development of an operant conditioning training program for New World priamtes at the Bronx Zoo

A New World primate operant conditioning training program is described. The animals appear to be more comfortable during daily husbandry procedures. Lion tamarins were relatively slow to become comfortable with training. Marmosets took longer than tamarins or cebids to begin...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Capuchin, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Savastano, G., Hanson, A., McCann, C. 2003. The development of an operant conditioning training program for New World priamtes at the Bronx Zoo. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6, 247-261.

Can temperament predict training success in rhesus macaques? American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 107 (Abstract)

Data were collected that suggested that temperament may be a predictor of taining success [touching a target] in [juvenile] rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mills, R. M., Tully, L. A., Coleman, K. 2003. Can temperament predict training success in rhesus macaques? American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 107 (Abstract).

Blood chemistry and hematology of mother reared compared with nursery reared M. nemestrina from 2-10 years of age.

Research on prenatal stress and differential rearing in nonhuman primates has also shown effects on immunological and other health indices at later ages. We studied potential links between early infant experience and later biochemical factors in mother-social and nursery-peer raised...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinwater, E. J., Sackett, G. P. 2003. Blood chemistry and hematology of mother reared compared with nursery reared M. nemestrina from 2-10 years of age. American Journal of Primatology 60((Supplement)), 125-126 (Abstract).

The effects of temperament on pairing success in female rhesus macaques

We examined whether temperament has any effect on pairing success in 12 adult female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) that had one successful (co-housed for at least 3 months without any overt aggression) and one unsuccessful (never co-housed due to immediate...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Personality, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McMillan, J., Maier, A., Tully, L. et al. 2003. The effects of temperament on pairing success in female rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 95 (Abstract).