Captive housing in macaques: Implications for immunoregulation (1996)

Laudenslager, M. L., Boccia, M. L., Reite, M.

Abstract

Considerable conflict and competition for access to the water spout was noted in pigtail macaques, whereas bonnet macaques queued up according to dominance status, waiting for their turn for access to the water. The preceding observations would imply that any situation capable of increasing conflict in socially housed macaques is likely to impact their immune regulation.