Nonhuman Primate

Paint Roller Enrichment

One of the most common problems we see here is over-grooming. In the past, we used commercially available grooming boards covered with honey and crumbles as treatment. However, grooming boards are time-consuming to assemble and cumbersome on thecages. .. paint...

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

Citation: Tully, L. A. 2003. Paint Roller Enrichment. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 8(3), 1-2.

New type of puzzle-task finger maze learning in Macaca fascicularis

In order to easily estimate the global cognitive ability of nonhuman primates, we developed a 4-step noncorrection-method-type finger maze (4FM) based on the standard puzzle feeder. We tested 7 experimentally nave long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to assess the validity of...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tsuchida, J., Kawasaki, K., Sankai, T. et al. 2003. New type of puzzle-task finger maze learning in Macaca fascicularis. International Journal of Primatology 24(2), 261-270.

Noninvasive technique for the repeated sampling of salivary free cortisol in awake, unrestrained squirrel monkeys

Individually housed adult male squirrel monkeys were trained to chew on dental rope attached to a pole, from which saliva was extracted by centrifugation and analyzed for cortisol. ... Eight of nine monkeys readily acquired the task, reliably providing adequatesaliva...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Tiefenbacher, S., Lee, B., Meyer, J. S. et al. 2003. Noninvasive technique for the repeated sampling of salivary free cortisol in awake, unrestrained squirrel monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 60, 69-75.

Fenfluramine challenge, self-injurious behavior, and aggression in rhesus monkeys

The present study examined serum prolactin and cortisol responses to the 5-HT releasing agent D,L-fenfluramine (FEN) in 24 individually housed rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), 15 of which carried a veterinary record of self-wounding (SW). Prolactin and cortisol responses to FEN...

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tiefenbacher, S., Davenport, M. D., Novak, M. A. et al. 2003. Fenfluramine challenge, self-injurious behavior, and aggression in rhesus monkeys. Physiology and Behavior 80(2-3), 327-331.

Reproduction in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Though sexual maturation may begin at around one year of age, first successful reproduction of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is likely to be later, and it is generally recommended that animals not be mated before 1.5 years of age....

Year Published: 2003Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tardif, S. D., Smucny, D. A., Abbott, D. H. et al. 2003. Reproduction in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Comparative Medicine 53(4), 364-368.

Food competition in captive female sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus atys)

We studied the social and foraging behavior of two captive groups of sooty mangabeys under two different spatial food situations. These food conditions were clumped (food was placed in a box) and dispersed (food was dispersed over the entire enclosure)....

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

Citation: Stahl, D., Kaumanns, W. 2003. Food competition in captive female sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus atys). Primates 44(3), 203-216.

The management of behavioral issues in captive nonhuman primates

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bolton, I. 2004. The management of behavioral issues in captive nonhuman primates. American Journal of Primatology 62 (Supplement), 43 (Abstract).

The effect of animal age, sex and temperament on the time investment required for positive reinforcement training of common marmosets

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bowell, V., Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Morris, K. 2004. The effect of animal age, sex and temperament on the time investment required for positive reinforcement training of common marmosets. Folia Primatologica 75(Supplement 1), 359-36. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

Understanding and managing self-injurious behavior in nonhuman primates

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M., Baker, K., Novak, M. 2004. Understanding and managing self-injurious behavior in nonhuman primates. American Journal of Primatology 62(Supplement), 119 (Abstract).

Influence of the presence of seeds and litter on the behaviour of captive red-capped mangabeys Cercocebus torquatus torquatus

The addition of both litter and seeds induced a significant decline in self-directed activities and a significant increase in search for food. The presence of litter, with or without seeds, induced diversification of occupation of space.

Year Published: 2004Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Blois-Heulin, C., Jubin, R. 2004. Influence of the presence of seeds and litter on the behaviour of captive red-capped mangabeys Cercocebus torquatus torquatus. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 85, 340-362.