Nonhuman Primate

Shaping sound environments II: naturalistic sounds as enrichment for cotton-top tamarins

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

Citation: Tromborg C 2005. Shaping sound environments II: naturalistic sounds as enrichment for cotton-top tamarins. The Shape of Enrichment 14(3-4), 10-11.

Vervet monkey breeding

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Seier, J. 2005. Vervet monkey breeding. In: The Laboratory Primate: Handbook of Experimental Animals. Wolfe-Coote, S. (ed), 175-179. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.

Management of Old World primates

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Terao, K. 2005. Management of Old World primates. In: The Laboratory Primate: Handbook of Experimental Animals. Wolfe-Coote, S. (ed), 163-173. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.

Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri)

Excellent introduction to species-adequate enrichment for squirrel monkeys.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Schuler, A. M. , Abee, C. R. 2005. Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri). Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD.

The physiology and neurochemistry of self-injurious behavior: A nonhuman primate model

The present review summarizes the physiological and neurochemical findings obtained in this nonhuman primate model of SIB, focusing on monoamine neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and neuroendocrine systems. The results indicate that monkeys with SIB exhibit long-lasting disturbances in central and peripheral opioid...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tiefenbacher, S., Novak, M. A., Lutz, C. K. et al. 2005. The physiology and neurochemistry of self-injurious behavior: A nonhuman primate model. Frontiers in Bioscience: A Journal and Virtual Library 10(1).

Grooming and aggression in captive Japanese macaques

This study investigated the relations between allogrooming and aggression in a captive group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Our aim was to test whether evidence of an interchange between allogrooming and a reduction in aggression could be identified at a...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schino, G., Ventura, R., Troisi, A. 2005. Grooming and aggression in captive Japanese macaques. Primates 46(3), 207-209.

The role of two serotonin pathway gene polymorphisms in self-injurious behavior in singley housed Macaca mulatta

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tiefenbacher, S., Newman, T. K., Davenport, M. D. et al. 2005. The role of two serotonin pathway gene polymorphisms in self-injurious behavior in singley housed Macaca mulatta. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 91 (Abstract).

Training nonhuman primates to perform behaviors useful in biomedical research

Training protocols are described and the time investments to achieve cooperation for semen collection [7 subjects: 29-453 minutes], subcutaneous [2 subjects: 90-104 minutes; 1 subject could not be trained] and intramuscular injection [39 subjects: 0.1-396 minutes; 43 subjects could not...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Perlman, J. E., Thiele, E. et al. 2005. Training nonhuman primates to perform behaviors useful in biomedical research. Lab Animal 34(5), 37-42.

The efficacy of diazepam treatment for the management of acute wounding episodes in captive rhesus macaques

This study examined the effects of diazepam (Valium) on self-wounding and other abnormal behaviors in eight individually housed male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Each monkey's response to an anxiolytic dose of diazepam (1 mg/kg or greater orally) was compared with...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Abnormal/Problematic BehaviorAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tiefenbacher, S., Fahey, M. A., Rowlett, J. K. et al. 2005. The efficacy of diazepam treatment for the management of acute wounding episodes in captive rhesus macaques. Comparative Medicine 55(4), 387-392.

Training chimpanzees to voluntarily present for intramuscular injections using positive reinforcement training techniques

82 animals were reliably trained to present for injection in a mean of 87 minutes. During 2003, 68% of 361 injections were given to animals voluntarily presenting a thigh.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Perlman, J. E., Thiele, E. et al. 2005. Training chimpanzees to voluntarily present for intramuscular injections using positive reinforcement training techniques. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 175 (Abstract).