Can we eliminate the primate pet trade in the United States?

Authors: Marilyn A. Norconk, Sylvia Atsalis, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: illegal pet trade, primates

2024

Captive Management and Reproduction of the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)

Authors: Chris Buttermore, Luis Daniel Navarro Gutierrez, Luis Sigler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: atelopus, captive management, conservation, temperature cycling

2024

The Comparative Effect of Occupational and Musical Enrichment on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in a Captive Colony of Stumptail Macaques (Macaca arctoides)

Authors: Lilian Mayagoitia-Novales, Ana Lilia Cerda-Molina, María Andrea Martín-Guerrero, Emmanuel Muñoz-Zamudio, Gema R. Estudillo-Mendoza, Javier I. Borráz-León

Publication/Journal: Biology

Keywords: enrichment programs, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, macaca arctoides, music enrichment, occupational enrichment, primate welfare

2024

Development of a novel primate welfare assessment tool for research macaques

Authors: Emilie A. Paterson, Carly I. O’Malley, Dawn M. Abney, William J. Archibald, Patricia V. Turner

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: 3rs, animal behaviour, animal welfare, behaviour management programmes, refinement, welfare assessment

2024

Development of an animal welfare tool for zoo-housed primates, considering intra- and inter-rater reliability

Authors: Arnaud Dazord, Maeva Primault

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: assessment, inter-rater reliability, intra-rater reliability, primates, tool, welfare, zoo

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

Effects of Restraint Stress on Circulating Corticosterone and Met Enkephalin in Chickens: Induction of Shifts in Insulin Secretion and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Authors: Colin G. Scanes, Krystyna Pierzchała-Koziec, Alina Gajewska

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: corticosterone, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, Met-enkephalin, stress

2024

First noncontact millimeter-wave radar measurement of heart rate in great apes: Validation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: T. Matsumoto, I. Iwata, T. Sakamoto, S. Hirata

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Pan troglodytes/physiology, *Radar, animal welfare, animals, Electrocardiography/veterinary/instrumentation, female, heart rate, male, millimeter‐wave ultrawide‐band array radar, noncontact measurement of vital sign, stress

2024

Food preferences and nutrient composition in captive Southern brown howler monkeys, Alouatta guariba clamitans

Authors: P. Silveira, W. Valler Í, Z. M. B. Hirano, A. N. Dada, M. Laska, L. T. H. Salazar

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: alouatta, alouatta guariba clamitans, animals, correlational analysis, female, food preference, haplorhini, humans, male, nutrient composition, nutrients, Southern brown howler monkey

2024

Group structure and individual relationships of sanctuary-living Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Authors: Austin Leeds, Dalmas Kakule, Laura Stalter, Jackson K. Mbeke, Katie Fawcett

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal sociality, centrality, collective animal behavior, eigenvectors, female contraception, gorillas, primates, social networks

2024

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