Abstract

This project combines the expertise and interests of investigators from several disciplines to form a broad multidisciplinary approach to the problems of reproduction of the Bolivian squirrel monkey. The objectives of the project are twofold: to improve reproduction by reducing losses caused by infertility, unsuccessful pregnancies, and neonatal deaths, and to provide a resource of laboratory born and reared squirrel monkeys for biomedical research. This will be done by searching for and characterizing the etiologic factors associated with reproductive failure and infant mortality, experimental testing of methods for correction or elimination of factors identified as contributory to poor reproduction, and finally, the evaluation and implementation of those methods found to be most useful in improving reproductive performance. Animals produced in excess of those needed to replace breeders will be made available to NIH supported grantees.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Material Resource Grants (P40)
Project #
2P40RR001254-06
Application #
3103411
Study Section
Animal Resources Advisory Committee (AR)
Project Start
1980-07-01
Project End
1990-06-30
Budget Start
1985-07-01
Budget End
1986-06-30
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of South Alabama
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Mobile
State
AL
Country
United States
Zip Code
36688

  Publications

Lindo, Fiona M; Carr, Emily S; Reyes, Michelle et al. (2015) Randomized trial of cesarean vs vaginal delivery for effects on the pelvic floor in squirrel monkeys. Am J Obstet Gynecol 213:735.e1-8
Joyce, John S; Dornak, Sarah; Gendron, Jilene M et al. (2014) Lack of association between pelvic outlet diameter and pelvic organ prolapse in squirrel monkeys. Int Urogynecol J 25:1121-6
Raghanti, Mary Ann; Edler, Melissa K; Meindl, Richard S et al. (2014) Humans and great apes share increased neocortical neuropeptide Y innervation compared to other haplorhine primates. Front Hum Neurosci 8:101
Hopper, Lm; Holmes, An; Williams, LE et al. (2013) Dissecting the mechanisms of squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) social learning. PeerJ 1:e13
Freeman, Hani D; Sullivan, Jennifer; Hopper, Lydia M et al. (2013) Different responses to reward comparisons by three primate species. PLoS One 8:e76297
Raghanti, Mary Ann; Conley, Tiffini; Sudduth, Jessica et al. (2013) Neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive neurons in the cerebral cortex of humans and other haplorrhine primates. Am J Primatol 75:415-24
Blomquist, G E; Williams, L E (2013) Quantitative genetics of costly neonatal sexual size dimorphism in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). J Evol Biol 26:756-65
Nehete, Pramod N; Hanley, Patrick W; Nehete, Bharti P et al. (2013) Phenotypic and functional characterization of lymphocytes from different age groups of Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis). PLoS One 8:e79836
Hanna, Jandy B; Schmitt, Daniel (2011) Locomotor energetics in primates: gait mechanics and their relationship to the energetics of vertical and horizontal locomotion. Am J Phys Anthropol 145:43-54
Talbot, Catherine F; Freeman, Hani D; Williams, Lawrence E et al. (2011) Squirrel monkeys' response to inequitable outcomes indicates a behavioural convergence within the primates. Biol Lett 7:680-2

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