Nonhuman Primate

Treatment of persistent self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys through socialization: A preliminary report

Six individually caged males who engaged in persistent self-injurious behavior (SIB) were vasectomized and subsequently paired with females. The incidence of SIB was markedly reduced for all male monkeys after social pairing. One male engaged in severe SIB after 32...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Weed, J. L., Wagner, P. O., Byrum, R. et al. 2003. Treatment of persistent self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys through socialization: A preliminary report. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 42(5), 21-23.

Cooperation without counting: The puzzle of friendship

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Silk, J. B. 2003. Cooperation without counting: The puzzle of friendship. In: Genetic and Cultural Evolution of Cooperation. Hammerstein, P. (ed), 37-54. MIT Press/Dahlem Univ Press, Cambridge, MA.

Pair- and singly-housed adult male M. fascicularis behavioral response to varying video tape subject matter

Of the three videos, the whale film was watched more often by pair-housed, rather than singly-housed monkeys; the opposite was true for the cartoon; and there was no significant difference in frequency of watching the monkey film. Low intensity stereotypic...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Watson, L. M. 2003. Pair- and singly-housed adult male M. fascicularis behavioral response to varying video tape subject matter. American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 83 (Abstract).

Social and environmental enrichment in a captive troop of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sendall, C., Melin, A., Paterson, J. 2003. Social and environmental enrichment in a captive troop of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Journal of Primatology 60 , 33 (Abstract).

Preferences towards novel foods in Cebus apella: The role of nutrients and social influences

Information on the process of preference acquisition towards novel foods in nonhuman primates is lacking. This study aims to assess (1) whether nutrient and energy contents affect preferences towards novel foods encountered repeatedly by individuals when alone, (2) whether these...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Visalberghi, E., Sabbatini, G., Stammati, M. et al. 2003. Preferences towards novel foods in Cebus apella: The role of nutrients and social influences. Physiology and Behavior 80(2-3), 341-349.

Training nonhuman primates to cooperate with scientific procedures in applied biomedical research

This report provides a brief overview of aspects of training nonhuman primates who have been, and continue to be, used in this laboratory. The research context involves applied behavioral studies in which animals are trained to perform complex operant behavioral...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Scott, L., Pearce, P., Fairhall, S. et al. 2003. Training nonhuman primates to cooperate with scientific procedures in applied biomedical research. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6(3), 199-207.

Physical environmental effects on infant care and development in captive Callithrix jacchus

Infants in enriched enclosures performed several behaviours significantly earlier than in the non-enriched groups, and they also played, explored and chewed wood significantly more.

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ventura, R., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 2003. Physical environmental effects on infant care and development in captive Callithrix jacchus. International Journal of Primatology 24, 399-413.

Enrichment devices for nonhuman primates

A selection of non-edible commercial enrichment devices are described and demonstrated.

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

Citation: Schub, T., Eisenstein, M. 2003. Enrichment devices for nonhuman primates. Lab Animal 32(10), 37-40.

Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates

Environmental enrichment is a tool that can be used to improve an animal's psychological and physical well-being by stimulating its ability to cope with daily changes in the social and physical environment, engaging the animal in species appropriatebehaviors and activities,...

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

Citation: Tresz, H. 2003. Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates. Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ.

Sociability in former laboratory chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Personality and predictors of successful resocialisation

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schuettler, E., Niemitz, C., Preuschoft, S. 2003. Sociability in former laboratory chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Personality and predictors of successful resocialisation. Folia Primatologica 74(4), 220-221. (Primate Meeting Abstact)