Nonhuman Primate

Enclosure design and reproductive success of baboons used for reproductive research in Kenya

A total of 75 female and six male wild caught olive baboons were placed in three enclosures. Single cages were attached to the main enclosure to allow separation of individual group members for sample collection and other reasons. The purpose...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Else, J. G., Tarara, R., Suleman, M. A. et al. 1986. Enclosure design and reproductive success of baboons used for reproductive research in Kenya. Laboratory Animal Science 36, 168-172.

The similarity principle underlying social bonding among female rhesus monkeys

Twenty adult female rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) were observed over a three-year period. They lived in a mixed captive group with kinship relations known for three generations. The study's aim was to test Seyfarth's [J. theor. Biol. 65: 671-698, 1977]...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: de Waal, F. B. M., Luttrell, L. M. 1986. The similarity principle underlying social bonding among female rhesus monkeys. Folia Primatologica 46(4), 215-234.

Low light intensity decreases the fertility of Callithrix jacchus

Improvement of the light fixtures in both rooms doubled the lighting force and increased the breeding rate during the following 12 months approximately 20% in the upper and 130% in the lower cages.

Year Published: 1986Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Heger, W., Merker, H.-J., Neubert, D. 1986. Low light intensity decreases the fertility of Callithrix jacchus. Primate Report 14, 260 (Abstract).

Floor-coverings and hanging screens alter arboreal monkey behavior

The increased frequency of floor use and the increased speed of food retrieval with floor-coverings indicate that bare floors are aversive to these [group-housed] monkeys. Floor-coverings opened up a new area for these largely arboreal animals.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McKenzie, S. M., Chamove, A. S., Feister, A. T. C. 1986. Floor-coverings and hanging screens alter arboreal monkey behavior. Zoo Biology 5, 339-348.

Philopatry and dispersion in the cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus: an attempted laboratory simulation

A housing arrangement was designed in which a natural dispersion of group members was made possible by connecting indoor cages with an outdoor area by means of tubes.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McGrew, W. C., McLuckie, E. C. 1986. Philopatry and dispersion in the cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus: an attempted laboratory simulation. International Journal of Primatology 7, 401-422.

An artificial ‘Gum-tree’ for marmosets (Callithrix j. jacchus)

Simulating a natural food-source with an artificial device stocked with natural gum is cheap and easy.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McGrew, W. C., Brennan, J. A., Russell, J. 1986. An artificial 'Gum-tree' for marmosets (Callithrix j. jacchus). Zoo Biology 5, 45-50.

Environmental engineering for primates

A useful improvement for many animal care facilities would be the scheduling of time for humans to spend positively interacting with monkeys that must be housed individually.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Markowitz, H. , Spinelli, J. S. 1986. Environmental engineering for primates. In: Primates: The Road to Self-Sustaining Populations. Benirschke, K. (ed), 480-498. Springer, New York, NY.

Using outside areas for tropical primates in the northern hemisphere: Callitrichidae, Saimiri, and Gorilla

In combination with good inside accommodation, an outside area can also be used [for tropical primates] in the winter in the northern hemisphere.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Magere, W. B. , Griede, T. 1986. Using outside areas for tropical primates in the northern hemisphere: Callitrichidae, Saimiri, and Gorilla. In: Primates: The Road to Self-Sustaining Populations. Benirschke, K. (ed), 471-477. Springer, New York, NY.

On guiding principles for animal experiments using nonhuman primates

Japanese guiding principles for animal experiments using nonhuman primates.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Honjo, S. 1986. On guiding principles for animal experiments using nonhuman primates. Reichorui Kenkyu/Primate Research 2, 109-110.

Does intermale mounting function as a dominance demonstration in rhesus monkeys?

The relationship between dominance and intermale mounting was analyzed in two troops of captive rhesus monkeys. The data did not support the assumption that mounting among males functions as a dominance demonstration as described in the literature because (1) mounting...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A., Bercovitch, F. B. et al. 1986. Does intermale mounting function as a dominance demonstration in rhesus monkeys? Folia Primatologica 47(1), 55-60.