title: Reproduction of the owl monkey (Aotus spp.) in captivity.
abstract: The reproduction performance of captive owl monkeys, a breed used extensively in biomedical research, was observed at the Battelle Primate Facility (BPF). The colony grew through captive breeding, imports from the Peruvian Primatological Project, and others to a peak size of 730. It included seven karyotypes of Aotus sp. Results showed that owl monkeys can breed successfully in a laboratory in numbers sufficient to sustain modest research programs. Reproductive success increases when pairs are compatible, of the same karyotype, and stabilized; however, mated pairs of different karyotype are also productive. Under conditions of controlled lighting and heating, owl monkeys at BPF showed no birth peak nor birth season.
authors.affiliation: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00936-5067. c_malaga@rcmaca.upr.clu.edu
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Málaga
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Buschbom
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kimsey
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D000835:Animals, Wild; D016645:Aotidae; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012621:Seasons