Hormonal and Behavioral Variation in Pied Tamarins Housed in Different Management Conditions

• Published in: Zoo biology Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 299 - 306
• Main Authors: Armstrong, D. M., Santymire, R.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - analysis; Androgens; Androgens - analysis; Animals; Animals, Zoo; behavior; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Breeding - methods; Breeding - statistics & numerical data; cortisol; Endangered Species; fecal hormonal analysis; Feces - chemistry; Female; Glucocorticoids - analysis; Gonadal Hormones - analysis; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Male; Observation; Pregnancy; Primates; progesterone; Progesterone - analysis; Saguinus - metabolism; Saguinus - physiology; Sex Characteristics; testosterone

Pied tamarins are an endangered Amazonian primate that has limited breeding success in zoos. Unfortunately, little is known about their reproductive biology and adrenocortical activity. Objectives were: (1) determine if fecal hormones could be utilized to monitor gonadal and adrenocortical activity;...