construction and validation of a systematic ethogram of macaca fascicularis in a free enclosure建设和验证的系统行为详述猕猴属fascicularis在一个自由的外壳.pdfVIP

Construction and Validation of a Systematic Ethogram of Macaca fascicularis in a Free Enclosure Fan Xu1,2., Liang Xie1,2,3., Xin Li1,2,3., Qi Li1,2,3., Tao Wang1,2,3, Yongjia Ji1,2,3, Fei Kong1,2,3, Qunlin Zhan4, Ke Cheng1,2,3, Liang Fang1,2, Peng Xie1,2,3* 1 Institute of Neuroscience, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, 2 Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China, 3 Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, 4 Department of Neurology, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China Abstract Behavioral studies in non-human primates have become ideal models for further investigations into advanced cognitive function in humans. To date, there is no systematic ethogram of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) in a free enclosure. In a field observation of 6012 subjects, 107 distinct behaviors of M. fascicularis were preliminarily described. 83 of these behaviors were then independently validated through a randomized cohort and classified into 12 behavioral categories. 53 of these behaviors were then selected to accurately reflect the daily mundane activity of the species in a free enclosure. These findings systematically document the behavior of M. fascicularis in a free enclosure for use in further investigations. Citation: Xu F, Xie L, Li X, Li Q, Wang T, et al. (2012) Construction and Validation of a Systematic Ethogram of Macaca fascicularis in a Free Enclosure. PLoS ONE 7(5): e37486. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037486 ´ Editor: Gonzalo G. de Polavieja, Cajal Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientıfic