Nonhuman Primate

Reconciliation and consolation among chimpanzees

After agonistic interactions among chimpanzees, former opponents often come into non-violent body contact. The present paper gives a quantitative description of such contacts among the chimpanzees of a large semi-free-living colony at the Arnhem Zoo, in order to establish whether...

Year Published: 1979Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: de Waal, F. B. M., van Roosmalen, A. 1979. Reconciliation and consolation among chimpanzees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 5, 55?66.

Persistent adrenocortical activation in female rhesus monkeys after new breeding group formation

Persistent elevated adrenocortical responsiveness to ACTH has been demonstrated in female rhesus monkeys as long as 13 weeks after relocation into new single male breeding groups.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Goo, G. P., Sassenrath, E. N. 1980. Persistent adrenocortical activation in female rhesus monkeys after new breeding group formation. Journal of Medical Primatology 9, 325-334.

Interactions between males and unweaned barbary macaques: testing the agonistic buffering hypothesis

Observations of wild Barbary macaques in the Moroccan Middle Atlas revealed more male interaction with unweaned monkeys than has been described for other Cercopithecoidea. 2. Adult, subadult and juveniles males were all involved. On the birth of a new season's...

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Deag, J. M. 1980. Interactions between males and unweaned barbary macaques: testing the agonistic buffering hypothesis. Behaviour 75, 54-81.

Laboratory Animal Management: Nonhuman Primates

Lighting should be uniformly diffused throughout the area and provide adequate illumination for good house-keeping practices, adequate inspection of animals, and safe working conditions for personnel [p. 13].[This text has also been published in ILAR News 13(2-3), 1980]

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources 1980. Laboratory Animal Management: Nonhuman Primates. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

The role of peers in modifying behavioral distress and pituitary-adrenal response to a novel environment in year-old rhesus monkeys

Infant rhesus macaques were captured from their social group and placed in an unfamiliar environment for 24 hours either (a) alone or (b) with another infant from the same group. When tested alone, the animals exhibited significantly more signs of...

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gunnar, M. R., Gonzalez, C. A., Levine, S. 1980. The role of peers in modifying behavioral distress and pituitary-adrenal response to a novel environment in year-old rhesus monkeys. Physiology and Behavior 25, 795-798.

Reduction of mortality due to fighting in a colony of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Mortality resulting from fighting [17 deaths per 100 females per year] in a breeding colony of rhesus monkeys living in groups was an important management problem. It was found that the cause of the fighting was the social disruption resulting...

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kaplan, J. R., Manning, P., Zucker, E. 1980. Reduction of mortality due to fighting in a colony of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Laboratory Animal Science 30, 565-570.

Older monkeys’ (Macaca radiata) response to new group formation: Behavior, reproduction and mortality

Groups were formed without any preliminaries. Trauma did not play a role in the death [23%] of older [12-19 yrs of age] animals. A group of younger bonnets (5 males and 33 females under 10 yrs of age) suffered 11%...

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jensen, G. D., Blanton, F. L., Gribble, D. H. 1980. Older monkeys' (Macaca radiata) response to new group formation: Behavior, reproduction and mortality. Experimental Gerontology 15, 399-406.

Deep litter: Experiments with seven species of primates in Edinburgh Zoo

The presence of woodchip litter decreased inactivity and fighting in group-housed animals. With time, the litter became increasingly inhibitory to bacteria.

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S. 1981. Deep litter: Experiments with seven species of primates in Edinburgh Zoo. Annual Report of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, 40-41 (Abstract).

Ketamine-HC1 as a suitable anesthetic for endocrine, metabolic, and cardiovascular studies in Macaca fascicularis

Findings make it clear that ketamine itself is unlikely to affect stress-sensitive research data.

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Castro, M. I., Rose, J., Green, N. et al. 1981. Ketamine-HC1 as a suitable anesthetic for endocrine, metabolic, and cardiovascular studies in Macaca fascicularis. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 168, 389-394.

Self-aggressive behaviour in monkeys

Self-aggression is most often reported in some Old World monkeys that have been reared under conditions of social deprivation, and rarely occurs in the wild. It may also appear in normal animals under very stressful conditions. Self-aggression is more prominent...

Year Published: 1981Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anderson, J. R., Chamove, A. S. 1981. Self-aggressive behaviour in monkeys. Current Psychological Reviews 1, 139-158.