Publications

Some effects of maintenance luminance and strain differences upon self-exposure to light by rats

The different degrees of illumination in laboratories may be one of the explanations for variation in experimental results.

Year Published: 1962Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Lockard, R. B. 1962. Some effects of maintenance luminance and strain differences upon self-exposure to light by rats. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 55, 1118-1123.

Effects of environmental complexity and social groupings upon the modification of emotional behavior

Environmental enrichment reduced open-filed defecation in rats.

Year Published: 1962Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Denenberg, V. H., Morton, J. R. C. 1962. Effects of environmental complexity and social groupings upon the modification of emotional behavior. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 55, 242-246.

The nature and special features of the instinctive social bond of primates

Year Published: 1961Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chance, M. R. A. 1961. The nature and special features of the instinctive social bond of primates. Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology 31, 17-34.

The utilization of food by sheep and cattle

Food restriction to obtain 'baseline' measurements can introduce uncontrolled data variability with some animals reacting with high [excitation], others with low [apathy] metabolism.

Year Published: 1961Animal Type: Cattle, Sheep

Citation: Blaxter, K. L., Wainman, F. W. 1961. The utilization of food by sheep and cattle. Journal of Agricultural Science 57, 419-425.

Exogenous and endogenous components in circadian rhythms

The running activity of hamsters is much higher at a light intensity of only 0.05 lux than 20 lux.

Year Published: 1960Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Aschoff, J. 1960. Exogenous and endogenous components in circadian rhythms. Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology 25, 11-28.

Socially mediated reduction in emotional responses of young rhesus monkeys

Previous observations that social stimuli may function as a source of security and a means of mitigating emotional distress in young primates are fully supported by the present results.

Year Published: 1960Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mason, W. A. 1960. Socially mediated reduction in emotional responses of young rhesus monkeys. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 60, 100-110 .

A net designed for capturing caged monkeys

Conventional capture technique of caged monkeys is demonstrated.

Year Published: 1960Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gay, W. I. 1960. A net designed for capturing caged monkeys. Proceedings of the Animal Care Panel 10, 75-78.

Colony husbandry of research monkeys

The first problem encountered when dealing with the monkey is restraint. Monkeys over three years of age develop large canine teeth that make them more aggressive and, consequently, more dangerous and difficult to restrain. Two well-trained handlers can usually control...

Year Published: 1960Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gisler, D. B., Benson, R. E., Young, R. J. 1960. Colony husbandry of research monkeys. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 85, 758-568.

Some effects of free and restricted environmental rearing conditions upon adult behavior in the rat

Environmental enrichment enhances the exploratory drive.

Year Published: 1960Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Woods, P. J., Ruckelshaus, S. I., Bowling, D. M. 1960. Some effects of free and restricted environmental rearing conditions upon adult behavior in the rat. Psychological Reports 6, 191-200.

Strain differences in activity of mice: Influence of illumination

Year Published: 1960Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: McClearn, G. E. 1960. Strain differences in activity of mice: Influence of illumination. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 53, 142-143.