Publications

Aggressive behavior in Old World monkeys and apes

Photo showing lioness threatening baboons who have escaped into a tree.

Year Published: 1968Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Washburn, S. L. , Hamburg, D. A. 1968. Aggressive behavior in Old World monkeys and apes. In: Primates - Studies in Adaptation and Variability. Jay, P. C. (ed), 458-478. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

A preliminary report on expressive movements and communication in the Gombe Stream chimpanzee

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild chimpanzees.

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Van Lawick-Goodall, J. 1968. A preliminary report on expressive movements and communication in the Gombe Stream chimpanzee. In: Primates - Studies in Adaptation and Variability. Jay, P. C. (ed), 313-374. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

A device and techniques for the atraumatic handling of the sub-human primate

Previously, the animals were netted or were restrained by a collar and chain. ... Both of these widely used system, through conditioning response and association, teach the primate fear. At the sight of a net or advancement toward his chain,...

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Nahon, N. S. 1968. A device and techniques for the atraumatic handling of the sub-human primate. Laboratory Animal Care [Laboratory Animal Science] 18, 486-487.

Plasma growth hormone response to avoidance in the monkey

Several lines of evidence are presented which suggest that psychological response to the venipuncture procedure ['forcibly restrained on rubber mattress in order to perform venipuncture'] may be a major determinant of 'baseline' variability in growth hormone levels. The liability of...

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mason, J. W., Wool, M. S., Wherry, F. E. et al. 1968. Plasma growth hormone response to avoidance in the monkey. Psychosomatic Medicine 30, 760-773.

The heart rate component of the social reflex in dogs: the conditional effects of petting and person

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Dog

Citation: Lynch, J. J., Gantt, W. H. 1968. The heart rate component of the social reflex in dogs: the conditional effects of petting and person. Conditional Reflex 3, 69-80.

Social Organization of Hamdryas Baboons

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild baboons.

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kummer, H. 1968. Social Organization of Hamdryas Baboons. Karger, Switzerland, Basel.

Behaviour and ecology of the wild patas monkey, Erythrocebus patas, in Uganda

Excellent overview of the natural behavior of wild patas monkeys.

Year Published: 1968Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hall, K. R. 1968. Behaviour and ecology of the wild patas monkey, Erythrocebus patas, in Uganda. In: Primates - Studies in Adaptation and Variability. Jay, P. C. (ed), 32-119. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

Effects of enriched environment upon hoarding

95 mice from 2 inbred strains were exposed to a postweaning enriched environment or to a standard environment. The design allowed assessment of effects due to environment, genotype, and genotype * environment interactions. Environment enrichment differentially affected hoarding performance in...

Year Published: 1968Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Manosevitz, M., Campenot, R. B., Swencionis, C. F. 1968. Effects of enriched environment upon hoarding. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 66, 319-324.

Housing, care, and breeding

Species-appropriate handling procedures are described/demonstrated.

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Magalhaes, H. 1968. Housing, care, and breeding . In: The Golden Hamster - Its Biology and Use in Medical Research. Hoffman, R. A., Robinson, P. F., Magalhaes, H. (eds), 15-23. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.

Social and nonsocial attraction in rats

Single rats show a reduction of fear in a strange environment when another - though anesthetized - rat is present.

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Latane, B., Glass, D. 1968. Social and nonsocial attraction in rats. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 9, 142-146.