Nonhuman Primate

Positive reinforcement training and physiological responses in chimpanzees

A subset of variables potentially indicative of acute stress were analyzed to determine if the method of adminstration of anesthetic (voluntary present for injection compared with nonvoluntary injection) and/or the method of obtaining the blood sample (voluntary compared with anesthesized)...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lambeth, S. P., Hau, J., Perlman, J. E. et al. 2006. Positive reinforcement training and physiological responses in chimpanzees. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 160 (Abstract).

Effects of outdoor housing on self-injurious and stereotypic behavior in adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Our findings suggest that self-biting and self-directed stereotypic behavior in rhesus macaques with a history of self-injurious behavior is significantly reduced by outdoor housing in corncribs equipped with perches and toys. The outdoor housing provided a 114% increase in floor...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fontenot, M. B., Wilkes, M. N., Lynch, C. S. 2006. Effects of outdoor housing on self-injurious and stereotypic behavior in adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] 45(5), 35-43.

Managing conflict: Evidence from wild and captive primates

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Koyama, N., Palagi, E. 2006. Managing conflict: Evidence from wild and captive primates . International Journal of Primatology 27, 1235-1240.

More than numbers matter: The effect of social factors on behaviour and welfare of laboratory rodents and non-human primates

In the present paper, we are eviewing existing literature on how social factors influence laboratory rodents and non-human primates. Studies of deprivation, of preference and of demand indicate that both rodents and primates are highly motivated to interact with conspecifics....

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Rodent

Citation: Olsson, I. A. S., Westlund, K. 2006. More than numbers matter: The effect of social factors on behaviour and welfare of laboratory rodents and non-human primates. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 103(3-4), 229-254.

Target training and touch screen performance comparisons in a rhesus monkey model of alcoholism

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kerr, D. D., Wilson, C. A., Gurnsey, K. et al. 2006. Target training and touch screen performance comparisons in a rhesus monkey model of alcoholism. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, 485 (Abstract).

Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates

This books serves as an introduction to the basic behavior and environmental enrichment. In baboons boredom, stress and, ultimately, problem behavior may result from confinement in small enclosures, lack of enrichment activities, solitary housing ... Examples of abnormal behavior patterns...

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) 2006. Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD.

Animal-operated foldable perch usage in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kenney, C., Ruppenthal, G., Novak, M. et al. 2006. Animal-operated foldable perch usage in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 60 (Abstract).

Enriching nonhuman primates using colored dolls

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ocon, A., Frase, B. A. 2006. Enriching nonhuman primates using colored dolls. Shape of Enrichment 15(1).

Getting to know you: female-female consortships in free-ranging rhesus monkeys

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kapsalis, E. , Johnson, R. L. 2006. Getting to know you: female-female consortships in free-ranging rhesus monkeys. In: Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: an Evolutionary Perspective. Sommer, V. , Vasey, P. L. (eds), 220-237. Cambridge University Press , New York, NY.

Owl monkey enrichment ideas

One enrichment item we use is a small suet basket. We place pieces of fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts, and ice cubes inside the basket and hang it inside the cages and kennels. The holes in the suet basket are...

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey

Citation: Nishimura, S. 2006. Owl monkey enrichment ideas. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 11(1).