Use of Primates in Research: What Do We Know About Captive Strepsirrhine Primates?
| Autor: | Enrique Alonso García, Sarah Zehr, Gloria Fernández Lázaro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Primates
0301 basic medicine Gerontology Research use Captivity Lemur Animal Welfare Cheirogaleidae Ethics Research 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Animals Laboratory biology.animal Animals Primate General Veterinary biology Research Lemuridae Duke Lemur Center biology.organism_classification United States Europe Strepsirhini 030104 developmental biology Animal Science and Zoology Family Lemuridae Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 20:109-122 |
| ISSN: | 1532-7604 1088-8705 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10888705.2016.1255554 |
| Popis: | The increasing debate and restrictions on primate research have prompted many surveys about their status. However, there is a lack of information regarding strepsirrhine primates in the literature. This study provides an overview of research on strepsirrhines in captivity by analyzing scientific articles published from 2010 to 2013 and assessing publicly available government reports in Europe and the United States. Data on taxonomy, country, research area, research class, and type of institution were extracted. The 174 qualifying articles showed that species in the Galagidae and Cheirogaleidae families were used more often in invasive studies of neuroscience and metabolism, while the most commonly used species in noninvasive studies of behavior and cognition were true lemurs (family Lemuridae). France conducted the greatest number of invasive research projects, and the Duke Lemur Center was the institution with the most noninvasive studies. This study investigates how strepsirrhines are used in captive research and identifies issues in need of further review, which suggest that increased participation by the scientific community in the monitoring of strepsirrhine research is warranted. |
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