Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in Rhesus monkeys. Export

@article{citeulike:271399, abstract = {Rhesus monkeys either of wild origin or mother-reared in the laboratory were housed alone in small cages from birth to 6.5 years. Observations were made on 24 monkeys that were introduced singly into a small and a large test cage. Both the laboratory mother-reared and the wild-reared animals showed abnormal behaviour. The extent of the normal behaviour repertoire was not smaller in individuals showing a relatively large degree of abnormal behaviour. In a large cage, more normal but less stereotyped locomotion was shown than in a small cage. However, nonlocomotory abnormal patterns were not influenced by cage dimensions. The various abnormal behaviours were randomly associated.}, author = {Paulk, H. H. and Dienske, H. and Ribbens, L. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {271399}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/402405}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=402405}, comment = {Observed stereotyped locomotion: walking in circles (also with torso lifts at corners, and bipedally), twirling (spinning while hanging from bar on ceiling), pacing, somersaulting, and jumping in place. ---=note-separator=--- "Obviously, prolonged housing in a small cage leads to stereotyped locomotion. Normal locomotion, however, is still present to a large degree. These two classes of behavior differ in that normal locomotion decreases with cage size, whereas stereotyped locomotion increases. This suggests that stereotyped locomotion is not simply locomotion that becomes stereotyped because of lack of space but that it is a distinct set of behavior patterns that differs causally from normal locomotion." p. 91 I don't think this argument persuades until you look at the data on page 90.}, issn = {0021-843X}, journal = {J Abnorm Psychol}, keywords = {cage\_size, hardcopy, monkeys, pacing, rhesus\_monkeys, stereotypy}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {87--92}, posted-at = {2005-08-02 06:28:50}, priority = {0}, title = {Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in Rhesus monkeys.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/402405}, volume = {86}, year = {1977} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:271399 L3 - citeulike-article-id:271399 N2 - Rhesus monkeys either of wild origin or mother-reared in the laboratory were housed alone in small cages from birth to 6.5 years. Observations were made on 24 monkeys that were introduced singly into a small and a large test cage. Both the laboratory mother-reared and the wild-reared animals showed abnormal behaviour. The extent of the normal behaviour repertoire was not smaller in individuals showing a relatively large degree of abnormal behaviour. In a large cage, more normal but less stereotyped locomotion was shown than in a small cage. However, nonlocomotory abnormal patterns were not influenced by cage dimensions. The various abnormal behaviours were randomly associated. IS - 1 JF - J Abnorm Psychol SN - 0021-843X EP - 92 TI - Abnormal behavior in relation to cage size in Rhesus monkeys. VL - 86 SP - 87 KW - cage_size KW - hardcopy KW - monkeys KW - pacing KW - rhesus_monkeys KW - stereotypy N1 - Observed stereotyped locomotion: walking in circles (also with torso lifts at corners, and bipedally), twirling (spinning while hanging from bar on ceiling), pacing, somersaulting, and jumping in place. N1 - "Obviously, prolonged housing in a small cage leads to stereotyped locomotion. Normal locomotion, however, is still present to a large degree. These two classes of behavior differ in that normal locomotion decreases with cage size, whereas stereotyped locomotion increases. This suggests that stereotyped locomotion is not simply locomotion that becomes stereotyped because of lack of space but that it is a distinct set of behavior patterns that differs causally from normal locomotion." p. 91 I don't think this argument persuades until you look at the data on page 90. AU - Paulk, HH AU - Dienske, H AU - Ribbens, LG PY - 1977/02// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/402405 ER -