Sentences with phrase «group of rhesus macaques»

Despite this long separation from the rest of the primates, they now have something in common with a group of rhesus macaques in Puerto Rico and capuchin monkeys living at Yale: They all contribute to Santos's wide - ranging study of our primate relatives, offering an unparalleled glimpse into our evolutionary past.

The study chronicles the use of Vasalgel ™ in groups of rhesus macaques — confirming previous preclinical findings in rabbits on the efficacy of the new device and offering a new tool to colony managers.

Not exact matches

Now one group of investigators claims that rhesus macaques have joined this elite group of self - aware animals.

«However,» the author adds, «although our results suggest that rhesus macaques are able to distinguish between in - group and out - group individuals based on olfactory cues alone, the recognition of conspecifics might be a more multimodal process also including visual cues or a combination of olfactory and auditory signals.

The group also gave five rhesus macaques a single injection, and found that it conferred protection on four of them for at least five weeks afterwards (Nature, doi.org/bx8n).