Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) group formation and housing: Wounding and reproduction in a specific pathogen free (SPF) colony

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-347

  Westergaard, Gregory Charles ^a,b   Izard, M K ^c   Drake, J H ^a   Suomi, S J ^b   Higley, J D ^d  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c LABS of Virginia Inc   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Group formation; Husbandry; Macaca mulatta; Rhesus macaque

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033485547     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(199912)49:4<339::AID-AJP4>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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