Publications

Effects of oestrogen and progesterone on nest building in the golden hamster

Nest building in golden hamsters was measured by daily removal and weighing of nests built with straw pulled in from a supply outside each cage. Females used increasing amounts of straw as pregnancy advanced. Similar increases were seen in spayed...

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Richards, M. 1969. Effects of oestrogen and progesterone on nest building in the golden hamster. Animal Behaviour 17, 356-361.

Animal behavior and electromagnetic energy waves

Every effort should be made to keep lighting of the same color, intensity, and day length for laboratory animal breeding and housing, thus avoiding added environmental variables to investigations.

Year Published: 1971

Citation: Mulder, J. B. 1971. Animal behavior and electromagnetic energy waves. Laboratory Animal Science 21, 389-393.

The rhesus monkey in North India: an ecological and behavioral study

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild rhesus macaques. Reproduction rate was 90% in wild rhesus troops [in which infants stayed with their mothers beyond the age of natural weaning]. Animals spent the night in trees. When on the...

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lindburg, D. G. 1971. The rhesus monkey in North India: an ecological and behavioral study. In: Primate Behavior: Developments in Field and Laboratory Research, Volume 2. Rosenblum, L. A. (ed), 1-106. Academic Press, New York, NY.

Social behavior and ‘agonistic buffering’ in the wild barbary macaque Macaca sylvana

In the Middle Atlas of Morocco Macaca sylvana live in multimale groups of 12 to 30 individuals. With extensive home range overlap intergroup encounters are frequent, usually peaceful and variable in nature. The social interactions of babies are described and...

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Deag, J. M., Crook, J. H. 1971. Social behavior and 'agonistic buffering' in the wild barbary macaque Macaca sylvana. Folia Primatologica 15(3-4), 183-200.

The Behaviour of the Domestic Fowl – Heinemann Studies in Biology Volume 7

Description of the species-typical behavior of the domestic fowl.

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Bird

Citation: Wood-Gush, D. G. M. 1971. The Behaviour of the Domestic Fowl - Heinemann Studies in Biology Volume 7. Heineman, London, UK.

Biological significance, genetics and evolutionary origin of variability in behaviour within and between inbred strains of mice (Mus musculus)

The biological significance, the origin and the genetical causation of differences in behaviour between inbred strains of mice have been studied. Three inbred strains with different origins were used, these were CPBs (Balb), CBA and C57Black. Exploratory behaviour, nestbuilding behaviour...

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Van Oortmerssen, G. A. 1971. Biological significance, genetics and evolutionary origin of variability in behaviour within and between inbred strains of mice (Mus musculus). A behaviour genetic study. Behaviour 38, 1-92.

Environmental influence on brain and behavior of year-old rats

The beneficial effects of environmental enrichment are not restricted to a brief cricial period in development. Positive effects occur also in rats aged 300 days when first placed in an enriched environment.

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Riege, W. H. 1971. Environmental influence on brain and behavior of year-old rats. Developmental Psychobiology 4, 157-167.

Mountain Sheep; a Study in Behavior and Evolution

Excellent description and analysis of species-typical behavior.

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Sheep

Citation: Geist, V. 1971. Mountain Sheep; a Study in Behavior and Evolution. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

Reinforcing properties of spontaneous activity in the rat

Required 21 male sprague-dawley rats to bar press on an ascending sequence of fixed-ratio requirements in order to run in either a voluntary treadmill or a braked running wheel. In both testing situations the duration of the burst of running...

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Collier, G. H., Hirsch, E. 1971. Reinforcing properties of spontaneous activity in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 77, 155-160.

The effect of restraint and position upon selected respiratory parameters of two species of Macaca

Restraint significantly affected the tidal volume and respiration rate.

Year Published: 1971Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Berendt, R., Williams, T. D. 1971. The effect of restraint and position upon selected respiratory parameters of two species of Macaca. Laboratory Animal Science 21, 502-509.