Nonhuman Primate

Preference for movies in an individual-caged Japanese macaque

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ogura, T., Ueno, Y. 2007. Preference for movies in an individual-caged Japanese macaque. Reichorui Kenkyu/Primate Research 23(Supplement), 4.

Effect of ketamine anesthesia on daily food intake in Macaca mulatta and Cercopithecus aethiops

This study was designed to measure ketamine's effect on daily food intake, a parameter that reflects and influences animal well-being and directly impacts research studies... The results indicate that ketamine anesthesia is associated with a prolonged reduction in daily food...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Springer, D. A., Baker, K. C. 2007. Effect of ketamine anesthesia on daily food intake in Macaca mulatta and Cercopithecus aethiops . American Journal of Primatology 69(10), 1080-1092.

Playful companions for motherless monkeys. In: Investigating Play in the 21st Century

For some of the monkeys bonding took place with non-conspecifics that developed into lasting positive relationships. These relationships resembled children and their pets. They were initially endless bouts of chasing, wrestling and slumber parties, but as the animals matured they...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: O'Neill-Wagner, P. L. 2007 . Playful companions for motherless monkeys. In: Investigating Play in the 21st Century. Sluss, D. J. , Jarrett, O. S. (eds), 73-87. University Press of America, Lanham, M.D.

Grooming in Barbary macaques: better to give than receive?

It is well established that grooming underpins sociality in group-living primates, and a number of studies have documented the stress-reducing effects of being groomed. In this study, we quantified grooming behaviour and physiological stress (assessed by faecal glucocorticoid analysis) in...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Natural Behavior, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shutt, K., MacLarnon, A., Heistermann, M. et al. 2007. Grooming in Barbary macaques: better to give than receive? Biology Letters 3(3), 231-233.

Use of animal-operated folding perches by rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

This study focused primarily on 2 issues: more efficient use of existing caging and providing animals with a measure of control over their environments. We designed a new springloaded folding perching apparatus that, when modified for size, could be added...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M., Kenney, C., Suomi, S. J. et al. 2007. Use of animal-operated folding perches by rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] 46(6).

Ping-pong balls: an economical idea to enrich marmosets

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sgai, M. G. F. G., Von Seldler Stasieniuk, E., Da Rocha, C. et al. 2007. Ping-pong balls: an economical idea to enrich marmosets . Shape of Enrichment 16(1&2), 4.

A functional view of abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

However, less is known about effective treatments for abnormal behavior, and there appear to be wide individual differences in responses to the same treatment. .. Because abnormal behavior is highly idiosyncratic, a focus on function may help identifiy commonalities across...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M. A., Davenport, M. D., Lutz, C. K. et al. 2007. A functional view of abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 69(Supplement), 116 [Abstract].

The maintenance of social bonds in adult pairs of captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shibata, C., Ford, S. M. 2007. The maintenance of social bonds in adult pairs of captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement(44), 217.

Is pre-introduction behavior associated with the outcome of social introductions in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

These findings suggest that general behavioral characteristics while subjects are housed alone do not predict the outcome of later social introductions.

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Neu, K. A., Bloomsmith, M. A., Baker, K. C. et al. 2007. Is pre-introduction behavior associated with the outcome of social introductions in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 69(Supplement), 52 [Abstract].

Cooperation counts

Rhesus macaques were trained to take juice from syringes. Operant conditioning for oral dosing has many applications. If macaques are trained to accept liquid from syringes, they can receive test compounds in pharmaceutical testing by voluntarily accepting the liquid and...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Winterborn, A. 2007. Cooperation counts. Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) Quarterly 56(3), 16.