Nonhuman Primate

Population patterns and behavioral ecology of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in Nepal

Activity budgets of feral rhesus troops are described. Adult females were ... three times more active [in grooming] than males. Adults spend about 16% of the time grooming each other.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Teas, J., Richie, T., Taylor, H. et al. 1980. Population patterns and behavioral ecology of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in Nepal. In: The Macaques: Studies in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution. Lindburgh, D. G. (ed), 247-262. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.

Testing the agonistic buffering hypothesis: The dynamics of participation in the triadic interaction

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Taub, D. M. 1980. Testing the agonistic buffering hypothesis: The dynamics of participation in the triadic interaction. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 6, 187-197.

Apparent psychogenic polydipsia in a rhesus monkey

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rosenberg, D. P., Loomis, M. R. 1980. Apparent psychogenic polydipsia in a rhesus monkey. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 177, 940-941.

Self-aggressive behavior in nonhuman primates

Pharmocological treatment alleviated but failed to eliminate self-injurious biting.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Pond, C. L., Rush, H. G. 1980. Self-aggressive behavior in nonhuman primates. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 46.

Operant conditioning permits voluntary, noninvasive measurement of blood pressure in conscious, unrestrained baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

Training technique is described for voluntary cooperation during blood pressure measurement.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mitchell, D. S., Wigodsky, H. S., Peel, H. H. et al. 1980. Operant conditioning permits voluntary, noninvasive measurement of blood pressure in conscious, unrestrained baboons (Papio cynocephalus). Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation 12, 492-498.

Effects of ketamine hydrochloride on the hemogram of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Restraining a monkey in its cage represents a stressful situation which may result in a physiological leukocytosis and hemoconcentration in the sample collected.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Loomis, M. R., Henrickson, R. V., Anderson, J. H. 1980. Effects of ketamine hydrochloride on the hemogram of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Laboratory Animal Science 30, 851-853.

Various factors influence feeding behavior, obesity

Photographic demonstration of inadequate lighting conditions in double-tier isolation cages.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kemnitz, J. W. 1980. Various factors influence feeding behavior, obesity. Primate Record 8(2), 3-5.

Recent innovations of old concepts: a versatile restraint chair developed for a pole capture technique for nonhuman primates

Restraint chair is described.

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anderson, J. H., Henrickson, R. V., Houghton, P. et al. 1982. Recent innovations of old concepts: a versatile restraint chair developed for a pole capture technique for nonhuman primates. Laboratory Animal Science, 32 (Abstract).

Behavioral and adrenocorticoid responsiveness of squirrel monkeys to a live snake: is flight necessarily stressful?

Social companions eliminate the adrenocortical response to the presentation of a snake.

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Vogt, J. L., Coe, C. L., Levine, S. 1981. Behavioral and adrenocorticoid responsiveness of squirrel monkeys to a live snake: is flight necessarily stressful? Behavioral and Neural Biology 32, 391-405.

Device of capture and restraint of nonhuman primates

Once the animals were trained, the entire group or a desired subgroup of animals entered the unit voluntarily when the entrance tunnel was opened each day. [Training protocol is not described.]

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Smith, E. O. 1981. Device of capture and restraint of nonhuman primates. Laboratory Animal Science 31, 305-306.