Behavioral Management as a Coping Strategy for Managing Stressors in Primates: The Influence of Temperament and Species.

ABSTRACT: Primates involved in biomedical research experience stressors related to captivity, close contact with caregivers, and may be exposed to various medical procedures while modeling clinical disease or interventions under study. Behavioral management is used to promote behavioral flexibility in less complex captive environments and train coping skills to reduce stress. How animals perceive their environment and interactions is the basis of subjective experience and has a major impact on welfare. Certain traits, such as temperament and species, can affect behavioral plasticity and learning. This study investigated the relationship between these traits and acquisition of coping skills in 83 macaques trained for cooperation with potentially aversive medical procedures using a mixed-reinforcement

SUBMITTER: Palmer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8945664 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature