Introduction to the Handbook of Primate Behavioral Management

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  • Steve Schapiro
Welcome to the Handbook of Primate Behavioral Management (HPBM). This handbook contains 29 chapters divided into six parts, all of which focus on aspects of primate behavioral management. The overall goal of the HPBM is to provide those responsible for the development and/or implementation of behavioral management programs for nonhuman primates (NHPs) with a plethora of information, guidance, and data that will allow them to do everything within their power to guarantee that their animals are living in the best conditions possible. A more specific goal involves the presentation of the science of behavioral management, so that behavioral managers can base their decisions on relevant empirical evidence. If the data show that the subadult male offspring of high-ranking females cause social instability in large groups of rhesus macaques living in field cages (McCowan and Beisner 2017), then this information should be acted upon to prevent instability in large rhesus groups.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Primate Behavioral Management
EditorsSchapiro Steven J.
Place of PublicationBoca Raton
PublisherCRC Press
Publication date10 May 2017
Edition1
Pages3-8
Chapter1
ISBN (Print)9781498731959
ISBN (Electronic)9781315120652
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2017

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