Bioacoustic Monitoring of Aggression in Group-Housed Rhesus Macaques
Many captive primate facilities house rhesus macaques in multimale-multifemale social groups in large enclosures that simulate the natural social and environmental features characteristic of the species, enhancing their reproductive performance as well as their psychological well-being, yet one of the most difficult management problems in socially housed macaques is their propensity for exhibiting spontaneous bouts of deleterious aggression. To address this management problem, an automated bioacoustic monitoring system might be developed that is capable of detecting and forecasting problematic patterns of contact aggression. To evaluate the utility of this approach, this study examined the magnitude of aggression and the co-occurrence of certain vocalization types and aggression in 10 groups of rhesus macaques. The data confirmed aggression as a significant problem in rhesus groups and indicated that certain patterns of vocalizations are indicative of the type or level of aggression. The detection and classification of these vocalization types need further research to eventually design and implement an efficacious bioacoustic system for monitoring aggression in rhesus macaques.
Brenda McCowan Ina Rommeck
Department of Population Health & Reproduction School of Veterinary Medicine California National Pri Animal Biology Graduate Group California National Primate Research Center University of California,
国内会议
2011东莞第二届国际小型猪学术论坛暨大型实验动物生物医药研究应用研讨会
东莞
英文
497-504
1900-01-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）