Publications

Presenting and mounting in non-human primates: Theoretical developments

Studies of presenting and mounting in non-human primates, mainly in Old World monkeys, are reviewed with particular emphasis on studies undertaken in the last two decades. The significance of presenting/mounting as social signals has been increasingly recognized in recent studies....

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chadwick-Jones, J. K. 1989. Presenting and mounting in non-human primates: Theoretical developments. Journal of Social and Biological Structures 12, 319-333.

Cage design reduces emotionality in mice

The results of this study clearly showed that the presence of vertical partitions in the cages of mice reduced the stressfulness of caging and also led to mice which were less reactive when tested outside their cages. ... When reared...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Chamove, A. S. 1989. Cage design reduces emotionality in mice. Laboratory Animals 23, 215-219.

The effects of single caging on chimpanzee behavior

Transfer from group-housing to single-housing resulted in a significant increase in stereotyped behaviors.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1989. The effects of single caging on chimpanzee behavior. Laboratory Animal Science 39, 345-346.

Environmental enrichment of a semi-free-ranging facility for captive chimpanzees

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1989. Environmental enrichment of a semi-free-ranging facility for captive chimpanzees . American Journal of Primatology 18, 137-138 (Abstract).

Evaluation of two environmental enrichment devices for singly caged chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

The television had a less pronounced effect on behavior [reducing behavioral disorders and increasing activity of the single-housed subjects] than the toys.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1989. Evaluation of two environmental enrichment devices for singly caged chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 19(Supplement ), 65-70.

Enrichment options for guenons in the laboratory

Natural materials are permeable to urine, but unless there is a clear health threat, we must tolerate natural elements in primate housing... It is ludicrous to feel good about hygiene just because the steel cage is sterilized in a cage...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bramblett, C. A. 1989. Enrichment options for guenons in the laboratory. American Journal of Primatology 19(Supplement 1), 59-63.

Mental well-being in anthropoids

The most stimulating thing you can possibly add to the environment of a guenon is a conspecific. ... One of the tragedies of modern laboratory animal research has been the tendency to use hardware and isolation to solve research problems...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bramblett, C. A. 1989. Mental well-being in anthropoids. In: Housing, Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Captive and Laboratory Primates. Segal, E. F. (ed), 1-11. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ.

Primate Enrichment: An Annotated Bibliography

213 annotated references listed in alphabetical order; includes a subject index.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boysen, S. T., Quigley, K. S., Woods, V. R. 1989. Primate Enrichment: An Annotated Bibliography. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

On the physiology of grooming in a pigtail macaque

When the subject received grooming from others, heart rate was significantly lower than during self grooming or initiating grooming to others, as well as during other behaviors.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L., Reite, M., Laudenslager, M. L. 1989. On the physiology of grooming in a pigtail macaque . Physiology and Behavior 45, 667-670.

Preliminary report on the use of a natural foraging task to reduce aggression and stereotypies in socially housed pigtail macaques

The presence of sunflower seeds in the woodchip litter of group-housed animals not only reduced such agonistic behavior and increased play, but also reduced stereotypies, including hairpulling behavior.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L. 1989. Preliminary report on the use of a natural foraging task to reduce aggression and stereotypies in socially housed pigtail macaques. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(1), 3-4.