Behavioural and endocrine effects of naltrexone in male talapoin monkeys

Meller, R. E.; Keverne, E.B.; Herbert, J.

doi:10.1016/0091-3057(80)90010-6

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“…In obtaining more grooming, the behavior of the naloxone-treated, adult rhesus females in this study was like that of talapoin monkeys (Fabre-Nys et al, 1982;Keverne et al, 1989;Meller et al, 1980), but unlike that of adult lactating rhesus females that had small (4-to 10-week-old) infants, and actually showed a decrease in grooming interactions after naloxone treatment (Martel et al, 1993). Mothers are very protective of their new offspring and will often avoid companions that are curious about the new arrival and may try to touch, hold, or even kidnap the infant (Hinde & Procter, 1977;Maestripieri, 1993;Rowell, Hinde, & Spencer-Booth, 1964).…”

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Effects of opioid receptor blockade on the social behavior of rhesus monkeys living in large family groups

Martel

Nevison

Simpson

et al. 1995

Developmental Psychobiology

108

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Rhesus monkeys of 9 weeks, 48 weeks, 100 weeks, 150 weeks of age (young subjects), or mature parous females that were not lactating were given acute single doses of the opioid antagonist naloxone (0.5 mglkg) and vehicle on different days and observed in their familial social groups. Naloxone increased the occurrence of affiliative behaviors. Young subjects spent more time in contact with their mothers but showed no changes in social grooming. Maternal contact was actively sought through contact vocalizations, decreasing proximity, and, for the youngest infants, increased attempts to suckle. Mature females made more solicitations for grooming and received more grooming from their companions. These results are interpreted in terms of naloxone blocking the positive affect arising from social contact and thus causing subjects to seek further affiliative comfort. 0 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Effects of opioid receptor blockade on the social behavior of rhesus monkeys living in large family groups

Martel

Nevison

Simpson

et al. 1995

Developmental Psychobiology

108

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“…However, this hypothesis does not satisfactorily explain grooming on body areas accessible to the beneficiary [7], [8]. In addition, grooming appears to increase psychological and physiological well-being through the release of β -endorphine [9], [10] and the decrease in heart rate [11], [12]. Furthermore, social functions of grooming have been widely suggested as a way to establish harmonious relationships between group members and for the maintenance of social affinity [13], [14].…”

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Market Powers Predict Reciprocal Grooming in Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

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Social grooming is a common form of affiliative behavior in primates. Biological market theory suggests that grooming can be traded either for grooming or other social commodities and services. When no other services are exchanged, grooming is predicted to be approximately reciprocated within a dyad. In contrast, the amount of reciprocal grooming should decrease as other offered services increase. We studied grooming patterns between polygamous male and female in golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) from the Qinling Mountains of central China and found that about 29.7% of grooming bouts were reciprocated. However, the durations of grooming bouts offered and returned was asymmetrical within dyads. In bisexual dyads, more grooming was initiated by females than males, which became more pronounced as the number of females per one-male unit increased. The rate of copulation per day for each female was positively correlated with the total duration of grooming time females invested in males.. Females without an infant (non-mothers) directed more grooming towards females with an infant (mothers) and were significantly more likely to be non-reciprocated. There was a significant negative relationship between non-mother and mother grooming duration and the rate of infants per female in each one-male unit. High-ranking females also received more grooming from low-ranking females than vice versa. The rate of food-related aggressive interactions was per day for low-ranking females was negatively correlated with the duration of grooming that low-ranking females gave to high-ranking females. Our results showed that grooming reciprocation in R. roxellana was discrepancy. This investment-reciprocity rate could be explained by the exchange of other social services in lieu of grooming.

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“…In addition to oxytocin, a number of studies of primates and other mammals have implicated endogenous opioids in the development of the maternal and social bond and in the mediation of separation-induced distress [16,40,41,44,71,72,74,76,87]. In particular, it has been suggested that the activation of the û-endorphin system during late pregnancy and suckling may promote the positive affect arising from maternal bonds, whereas the pharmacological reduction of opioid activity may promote a central state comparable to that occurring when the safety of the offspring is threatened [76].…”

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The biology of human parenting: insights from nonhuman primates

Maestripieri

1999

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

128

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Primate and human parenting have often been viewed as completely emancipated from neuroendocrine in¯uences and primarily dependent on experience, social and cognitive processes. A review of recent ®ndings of primate research on the neurobiological regulation of parental responsiveness, the causes of variability in parenting styles, and the determinants of infant abuse suggests that primate parenting is more sensitive to neuroendocrine mechanisms than previously thought. The ®ndings of primate research can have important implications for human research and encourage the investigation of biological in¯uences on human parenting. q

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Behavioural and endocrine effects of naltrexone in male talapoin monkeys

Cited by 83 publications

References 25 publications

Effects of opioid receptor blockade on the social behavior of rhesus monkeys living in large family groups

Effects of opioid receptor blockade on the social behavior of rhesus monkeys living in large family groups

Market Powers Predict Reciprocal Grooming in Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

The biology of human parenting: insights from nonhuman primates

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