Construction and Validation of a Systematic Ethogram of Macaca fascicularis in a Free Enclosure

Behavioral studies in non-human primates have become ideal models for further investigations into advanced cognitive function in humans. To date, there is no systematic ethogram of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) in a free enclosure. In a field observation of 6012 subjects, 107 distinct...

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Autores principales: Xu, Fan, Xie, Liang, Li, Xin, Li, Qi, Wang, Tao, Ji, Yongjia, Kong, Fei, Zhan, Qunlin, Cheng, Ke, Fang, Liang, Xie, Peng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3360774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22662158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037486
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Sumario:Behavioral studies in non-human primates have become ideal models for further investigations into advanced cognitive function in humans. To date, there is no systematic ethogram of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) in a free enclosure. In a field observation of 6012 subjects, 107 distinct behaviors of M. fascicularis were preliminarily described. 83 of these behaviors were then independently validated through a randomized cohort and classified into 12 behavioral categories. 53 of these behaviors were then selected to accurately reflect the daily mundane activity of the species in a free enclosure. These findings systematically document the behavior of M. fascicularis in a free enclosure for use in further investigations.

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