Rhesus macaque personality, dominance, behavior, and health
Previous studies of nonhuman primates have found relationships between health and individual differences in personality, behavior, and social status. However, despite knowing these factors are intercorrelated, many studies focus only on a single measure, for example, rank. Consequently, it is difficult to determine the degree to which these individual differences are independently associated with health. The present study sought to untangle the associations between health and these individual differences in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). We studied 85 socially housed macaques at the Oregon and California National Primat...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lauren M. Robinson, Kristine Coleman, John P. Capitanio, Daniel H. Gottlieb, Ian G. Handel, Mark J. Adams, Matthew C. Leach, Natalie K. Waran, Alexander Weiss Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Non ‐invasive genetic censusing and monitoring of primate populations
Knowing the density or abundance of primate populations is essential for their conservation management and contextualizing socio‐demographic and behavioral observations. When direct counts of animals are not possible, genetic analysis of non‐invasive samples collected from wildlife populations allows estimates of population size with higher accuracy and precision than is possible using indirect signs. Furthermore, in contrast to traditional indirect survey methods, prolonged or periodic genetic sampling across months or years enables inference of group membership, movement, dynamics, and some kin relationships. Data ma...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mimi Arandjelovic, Linda Vigilant Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research
Intranasal oxytocin modulates neural functional connectivity during human social interaction
American Journal of Primatology, EarlyView. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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American Journal of Primatology, Ahead of Print. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Trauma rates and patterns in specific pathogen free (SPF) rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) groups
American Journal of Primatology, EarlyView. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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American Journal of Primatology, Ahead of Print. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Parentage complexity in socially monogamous lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer): Integrating genetic and observational data
American Journal of Primatology,Volume 80, Issue 2, February 2018. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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American Journal of Primatology,Volume 80, Issue 2, February 2018. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Mitochondrial DNA analyses and ecological niche modeling reveal post ‐LGM expansion of the Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis) in the foothills of Nepal Himalaya
This study used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences and ecological niche modeling (ENM) to explore how the late Pleistocene climatic fluctuations and complex geography of the Himalayan region have shaped genetic diversity, population genetic structure, and demographic history of the Nepalese population of Assam macaques (Macaca assamensis) in the Himalayan foothills. A total of 277 fecal samples were collected from 39 wild troops over almost the entire distribution of the species in Nepal. The mtDNA fragment encompassing the complete control region (1121 bp) was recovered from 208 samples, thus defining 54 haplotypes. Re...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laxman Khanal, Mukesh K. Chalise, Kai He, Bipin K. Acharya, Yoshi Kawamoto, Xuelong Jiang Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Oxytocin regulates reunion affiliation with a pairmate following social separation in marmosets
In this study, we examined the extent that oxytocin modulates interactions with a pairmate following separation challenges that varied in both social context (isolation; separation) and duration (long; short), in marmosets. We demonstrated that the impact of pharmacological manipulations of the oxytocin system on the expression of affiliation upon reunion depended on both the context and duration of the separation challenge. Specifically, marmosets treated with an oxytocin antagonist spent less time in proximity with their pairmate upon reunion following a long‐separation challenge. During the short‐separation challeng...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jon Cavanaugh, Aaryn Mustoe, Jeffrey A. French Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Small but wise: Common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) use acoustic signals as cues to avoid interactions with blonde capuchin monkeys (Sapajus flavius)
Vocalizations are often used by animals to communicate and mediate social interactions. Animals may benefit from eavesdropping on calls from other species to avoid predation and thus increase their chances of survival. Here we use both observational and experimental evidence to investigate eavesdropping and how acoustic signals may mediate interactions between two sympatric and endemic primate species (common marmosets and blonde capuchin monkeys) in a fragment of Atlantic Rainforest in Northeastern Brazil. We observed 22 natural vocal encounters between the study species, but no evident visual or physical contact over the...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Monique Bastos, Karolina Medeiros, Gareth Jones, Bruna Bezerra Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Salivary tannin ‐binding proteins are a pervasive strategy used by the folivorous/frugivorous black howler monkey
American Journal of Primatology,Volume 80, Issue 2, February 2018. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - January 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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American Journal of Primatology,Volume 80, Issue 2, February 2018. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - January 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Issue Information
(Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - January 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
An integrated framework for the role of oxytocin in multistage social decision ‐making
American Journal of Primatology, EarlyView. (Source: American Journal of Primatology)
Source: American Journal of Primatology - January 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
