No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles
Dettmer A, Slonecker E, Clouse S, Ozturkoglu Y, Meyer J. No effect of infant nursery rearing on laboratory rhesus monkey dams’ social behavior or long-term cortisol profiles. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 2024, 280: 106428. DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMother-peer-rearedSocial behaviorNursery rearingHair cortisol concentrationsLong-term longitudinal studiesNR infantsCortisol concentrationsMother-infant separationMonkey mothersEndocrine measuresCortisol profilesEnvironmental explorationInfant monkeysLongitudinal studySocial contactSocial groomingAbnormal behaviorSelf-careStudy periodHormonal responsesAdequate evidenceRearingNo effectLack of evidenceInfants