No evidence for premenstrual behavioral changes in captive patas monkeys

Abstract

Preliminary observations of captive female patas monkeys revealed no evidence of significant changes in social and agonistic behaviors either (a) broadly across the menstrual cycle or (b) specifically during the premenstrual/menstrual-onset phase. Despite one report of PMS-like behaviors among wild baboons, at present there appears to be insufficient evidence to justify extending the PMS label to nonhuman primates.Resume. -Les observations preliminaries de singes «patas» en captivite ne revelent aucune evidence de changement significatif quant aux comportements sociaux ou agonistiques, (a) tout au long du cycle menstruel, (b) plus specifiquement pendant la phase initiale premenslruelle/menstruelle. Malgre une mention de comportements apparentes au PMS (syndrome pre-menstruel) chez les babouins sauvages, il n'existe jusqu'ä present aucune preuve süffisante pour justifier l'extension du label PMS aux primates non-humains.