Publications

Stress-induced decrease in the serum concentration of progesterone in the pregnant baboon

Ketamine infusion did not prevent the reduction in the concentration of progesterone resulting from restraint for blood collection.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Albrecht, E. D., Nightingale, M. S., Townsley, J. D. 1978. Stress-induced decrease in the serum concentration of progesterone in the pregnant baboon. Journal of Endocrinology 77, 425-426.

Introduction to abnormal behaviours: stereotypies

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Odberg, F. 1978. Introduction to abnormal behaviours: stereotypies. In : Proceedings of the World Congress on Ethology Applied to Zootechnics. 475-480. Industrias Graficas, Madrid, Spain.

Sensory reinforcement and illumination preference in the domestic pig

When able to control the photoperiod for themselves, pigs prefer some light and some dark every hour of the day and every hour of the night. Although light onset is only weakly reinforcing to pigs they strongly prefer light to...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Pig

Citation: Baldwin, B. A., Meese, G. B. 1977. Sensory reinforcement and illumination preference in the domestic pig. Animal Behaviour 25, 497-507.

Behavior adaptation to fixed-interval and fixed-time food delivery in golden hamster

Food-deprived golden hamsters in a large enclosure received food every 30 sec contingent on lever pressing, or free while their behavior was continuously recorded in terms of an exhaustive classification of motor patterns. As with other species in other situations,...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Anderson, M. C., Shettleworth, S. T. 1977. Behavior adaptation to fixed-interval and fixed-time food delivery in golden hamster. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 25, 33-49.

Primates of South Asia – Ecology, Sociobiology, and Behavior

Macaca arctoides lives in dense forests and near cultivated land and villages. ... It is fairly terrestrial but spends a great deal of time in tress, which it ascends for the sake of food or safety and in which it...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Roonwal, M. L. , Mohnot, S. M. 1977. Primates of South Asia - Ecology, Sociobiology, and Behavior. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.

Somatosensory restriction and behavioral development in stumptail monkeys

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riesen, A. H., Dickerson, G. P., Struble, R. G. 1977. Somatosensory restriction and behavioral development in stumptail monkeys. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 290, 285-294.

Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in rhesus monkeys

Observations were made of 24 monkeys that were introduced singly into a [barren] small and a [barren] large test cage. In a large cage, more normal but less stereotyped locomotion was shown than in a small cage.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Paulk, H. H., Dienske, H., Ribbens, L. G. 1977. Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in rhesus monkeys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 86, 87-92.

A device for restraining small monkeys

The restraint apparatus allows a small monkey to be restrained comfortably and with a minimum of stress.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hearn, J. P. 1977. A device for restraining small monkeys. Laboratory Animals 11, 261-262.

Inexpensive recreational opportunities for a gorilla

The male gorilla demonstrated great ingenuity in using rubber tires, hoses, tubes, branches, and burlap bags.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Glick, C. 1977. Inexpensive recreational opportunities for a gorilla. Animal Keepers' Forum 4, 140.

Factors influencing aggressive behavior and risk of trauma in the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina)

Discussion of risk factors associated with group-housing. Provision of cover .... reduced aggression among members of stable groups. Subjects in newly-formed groups composed of unfamiliar animals sustained fewer injuries than did those in groups formed by merger of groups or...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. 1977. Factors influencing aggressive behavior and risk of trauma in the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina). Laboratory Animal Science 27, 541-547.