Nonhuman Primate

Behavioral research in breeding colonies of Old World monkeys

The establishment of a breeding colony presents immediate problems of techniques of group formation and animal introductions. In our experience, the simultaneous release of all animals has proven to produce the fewest injuries and the most rapid social integration. The...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bernstein, I. S., Gordon, T. P. 1977. Behavioral research in breeding colonies of Old World monkeys. Laboratory Animal Science 27, 532-540.

Behavioural and hormonal responses of male rhesus monkeys introduced to females in the breeding and non-breeding seasons

Group-housed animals had been trained to present a leg for blood collection in sampling cage.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bernstein, I. S., Rose, R. M., Gordon, T. P. 1977. Behavioural and hormonal responses of male rhesus monkeys introduced to females in the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Animal Behaviour 25, 609-614.

Life history of yellow baboons: Physical development, reproductive parameters, and infant mortality

Infants may continue to suckle for up to 17 months.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Altmann, J., Altmann, S. A., Hausfater, G. et al. 1977. Life history of yellow baboons: Physical development, reproductive parameters, and infant mortality. Primates 18, 315-330.

Enrichment and occupational devices for orangutans and chimpanzees

A heavy metal cylinder, 60 cm long and 45 cm in diameter, was capped on each end and bolted to a platform. Three 8 cm holes in the cylinder allowed access to the inside. A short section of a rubber...

Year Published: 1976Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Murphy, D. E. 1976. Enrichment and occupational devices for orangutans and chimpanzees. International Zoo News 137(23.5), 24-26.

Restraint in primate chair may cause unusual behavior in baboons: Electrocorticographic correlates and corrective effects of diazepam

The prolonged drowsy-like ECoG [electrocorticogram] and behaviour may therefore underline a reaction to the 'stress' conditions brought on by restraint.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bouyer, J. J., Dedet, L., Debray, O. et al. 1978. Restraint in primate chair may cause unusual behavior in baboons: Electrocorticographic correlates and corrective effects of diazepam. Electroencephalic Clinical Neurophysiology 44, 562-567.

Stress-induced decrease in the serum concentration of progesterone in the pregnant baboon

Ketamine infusion did not prevent the reduction in the concentration of progesterone resulting from restraint for blood collection.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Albrecht, E. D., Nightingale, M. S., Townsley, J. D. 1978. Stress-induced decrease in the serum concentration of progesterone in the pregnant baboon. Journal of Endocrinology 77, 425-426.

Primates of South Asia – Ecology, Sociobiology, and Behavior

Macaca arctoides lives in dense forests and near cultivated land and villages. ... It is fairly terrestrial but spends a great deal of time in tress, which it ascends for the sake of food or safety and in which it...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Roonwal, M. L. , Mohnot, S. M. 1977. Primates of South Asia - Ecology, Sociobiology, and Behavior. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

Somatosensory restriction and behavioral development in stumptail monkeys

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riesen, A. H., Dickerson, G. P., Struble, R. G. 1977. Somatosensory restriction and behavioral development in stumptail monkeys. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 290, 285-294.

Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in rhesus monkeys

Observations were made of 24 monkeys that were introduced singly into a [barren] small and a [barren] large test cage. In a large cage, more normal but less stereotyped locomotion was shown than in a small cage.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Paulk, H. H., Dienske, H., Ribbens, L. G. 1977. Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in rhesus monkeys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 86, 87-92.

A device for restraining small monkeys

The restraint apparatus allows a small monkey to be restrained comfortably and with a minimum of stress.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hearn, J. P. 1977. A device for restraining small monkeys. Laboratory Animals 11, 261-262.