Self-injurious behavior in rhesus monkeys: New insights into its etiology, physiology, and treatment

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-19

  Novak, Melinda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HIAA; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Macaca mulatta; Rhesus monkey, self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AUTOMUTILATION; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACACA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0037282640     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.10063     Document Type: Review

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