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Surgical Techniques
McAndrew, R.M., Lingo Vangilder, J.L., et al. (2012) Individualized recording chambers for non-human primate neurophysiology. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 207: 86-90
Milliken, G.H., Bichot, N.P., et al. (2014) Custom-fit radiolucent cranial implants for neurophysiological recording and stimulation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 241: 146-154
Adams D.L., Economides J.R., (2007) A biocompatible titanium headpost for stabilizing behaving monkeys. Journal of Neurophysiology, 98(2): 993-1001
Hacking, S.A., Boyraz, P., et al. (2012) Surface roughness enhances the osseointegration of titanium headposts in non-human primates. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 211: 237-244
DiVincenti Jr, L., (2013) Analgesic use in nonhuman primates undergoing neurosurgical procedures. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 52(1): 10-16
Husbandry/Refinement
Gottlieb, D.H., Coleman, K., McCowan, B., (2013) The effects of predictability in daily husbandry routines on captive rhesus macaques. Applied Animal Behavioural Science, 143: 117-127
Joint Working Group on Refinement. Refinements in husbandry, care, and common procedures for non-human primates: Ninth report of the BVAAWF/FRAME/RSPCA/UFAW Joint Working Group on Refinement (M Jennings & MJ Prescott, eds). Lab Anim 2009;43(Suppl 1):S1:1-S1:47
Wakita, M. (2004) Behavioral economic analysis of water intake in a laboratory rhesus macaque. Primates, 45: 267-270
Smith, J.J., Hadzic, V., et al. (2006) Objective measures of health and well-being in laboratory rhesus monkeys. Journal of Medical Primatology, 35: 388-396
Kerwin, A.M. (2006) Overcoming the barriers to the retirement of old and new world monkeys from research facilities. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 9(4): 337-347