A 75-year pictorial history of the Cayo Santiago rhesus monkey colony

Am J Primatol. 2016 Jan;78(1):6-43. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22381. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Abstract

This article presents a pictorial history of the free-ranging colony of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of its establishment by Clarence R. Carpenter in December 1938. It is based on a presentation made by the authors at the symposium, Cayo Santiago: 75 Years of Leadership in Translational Research, held at the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 20 June 2013.

Keywords: Carpenter; Hansel Mieth; Macaca mulatta; Santiago Island; macaque.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Biomedical Research / history*
  • Ethology / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Macaca mulatta / physiology*
  • Puerto Rico
  • Reproduction