Do "birds of a feather flock together" or do "opposites attract"? Behavioral responses and temperament predict success in pairings of rhesus monkeys in a laboratory setting

American Journal of Primatology
John P CapitanioBrenda McCowan

Abstract

The growing recognition that social needs of primates in captivity must be addressed can present challenges to staff at primate facilities charged with implementing pair-housing solutions for animals. Unfortunately, there are few published papers that identify individual characteristics that might facilitate the social pairing process, and those that have looked at pre-pairing measures of behavior have produced mixed results. Using a database of n = 340 isosexual pairing attempts, we report that measures associated with responses to a standardized infant assessment protocol (the BioBehavioral Assessment program) predict success in pairing attempts that occurred years later. Behavioral responses to a brief separation and relocation, to a human intruder challenge, as well as ratings of temperament, were obtained from rhesus monkeys at 3-4 months of age. Logistic regression was used to identify potential predictors of success when animals were paired up to 10 years after the behavioral assessments. Among females, success was higher when members of a pair were more similar (i.e., a smaller difference scores) in patterns of emotional responding (Emotionality, Nervous temperament) during the infant assessments. In contrast, among mal...Continue Reading

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Feb 6, 2016·American Journal of Primatology·Darcy L HannibalJohn Capitanio
Dec 30, 2015·American Journal of Primatology·Lawrence E WilliamsJ L Weed
Apr 26, 2016·American Journal of Primatology·Julie M WorleinCarolyn M Crockett
Nov 6, 2015·American Journal of Primatology·Matthew J JorgensenJames L Weed
May 4, 2018·American Journal of Primatology·Darcy L HannibalBrenda McCowan
Jul 31, 2019·American Journal of Primatology·Melissa R BergKristine Coleman
Apr 15, 2020·Journal of Medical Primatology·Allison A RuhdeRudolf P Bohm
Apr 27, 2017·ILAR Journal·Kristine Coleman, Melinda A Novak
Jan 10, 2020·American Journal of Primatology·Rhonda P MacAllisterKristine Coleman
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