Jessica J Vandeleest
Biographic Data
| ID | 8906875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica J Vandeleest |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica J |
| FAMILY NAME | Vandeleest |
| SIGNATURE | VANDELEEST J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7880-0700 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Food Distribution, But Not Market Forces, Predict Behavioral Social Tolerance in Rhesus Macaques
Social inequality in primates is marked by dominance‐based resource monopolization. Yet, high‐ranking individuals sometimes yield to lower‐ranking individuals to promote group stability, indicative of behavioral social tolerance. Social tolerance is dynamic and is shaped by resource availability, group structure, hierarchy steepness and kinship. Increasing social tolerance around resource access may promote group stability and improve individual …
Temperature‐Related Differences in Hair Cortisol Among Outdoor‐Housed Rhesus Macaques ( Macaca mulatta )
Temperature has a known potential to influence glucocorticoid concentrations obtained from fecal samples in nonhuman primates. Studies reliant on hair cortisol estimates obtained using samples from outdoor subjects, however, may not control for temperature. This omission is despite the general utility of hair as a sample matrix with relatively longer periods of accrual time. We examined these dynamics in rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ); import…
Repeatability of measures of behavioral organization over two years in captive infant rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta
Individual differences of infant temperament have been associated with future health outcomes that provide explanatory power beyond adult personality. Despite the importance of such a metric, our developmental understanding of personality‐like traits is poor. Therefore, we examined whether young primates show consistency in personality traits throughout development. We replicated a Biobehavioral Assessment (BBA) at three time periods: 3–4 months,…
Sex differences in the impact of social status on hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta )
Social status impacts stress in primates, but the direction of the effect differs depending on species, social style, and group stability. This complicates our ability to identify broadly applicable principles for understanding how social status impacts health and fitness. One reason for this is the fact that social status is often measured as linear dominance rank, yet social status is more complex than simply high or low rank. Additionally, mos…
Intermittent pair‐housing, pair relationship qualities, and HPA activity in adult female rhesus macaques
Laboratory rhesus macaques are often housed in pairs and may be temporarily or permanently separated for research, health, or management reasons. While both long-term social separations and introductions can stimulate a stress response that impacts inflammation and immune function, the effects of short-term overnight separations and whether qualities of the pair relationship mediate these effects are unknown. In this study, we investigated the ef…
Laboratory rhesus macaque social housing and social changes
Macaque species, specifically rhesus (Macaca mulatta), are the most common nonhuman primates (NHPs) used in biomedical research due to their suitability as a model of high priority diseases (e.g., HIV, obesity, cognitive aging), cost effective breeding and housing compared to most other NHPs, and close evolutionary relationship to humans. With this close evolutionary relationship, however, is a shared adaptation for a socially stimulating environ…
Birth Timing and Behavioral Responsiveness Predict Individual Differences in the Mother–Infant Relationship and Infant Behavior During Weaning and Maternal Breeding
There is a great deal of variability in mother–infant interactions and infant behavior across the first year of life in rhesus monkeys. The current article has two specific aims: (1) to determine if birth timing predicts variability in the mother–infant relationship and infant behavior during weaning and maternal breeding, and (2) to identify predictors of infant behavior during a period of acute challenge, maternal breeding. Forty‐one mother–inf…
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Birth Timing and Behavioral Responsiveness Predict Individual Differences in the Mother–Infant Relationship and Infant Behavior During Weaning and Maternal Breeding
There is a great deal of variability in mother–infant interactions and infant behavior across the first year of life in rhesus monkeys. The current article has two specific aims: (1) to determine if birth timing predicts variability in the mother–infant relationship and infant behavior during weaning and maternal breeding, and (2) to identify predictors of infant behavior during a period of acute challenge, maternal breeding. Forty‐one mother–inf…
Laboratory rhesus macaque social housing and social changes
Macaque species, specifically rhesus (Macaca mulatta), are the most common nonhuman primates (NHPs) used in biomedical research due to their suitability as a model of high priority diseases (e.g., HIV, obesity, cognitive aging), cost effective breeding and housing compared to most other NHPs, and close evolutionary relationship to humans. With this close evolutionary relationship, however, is a shared adaptation for a socially stimulating environ…
Intermittent pair‐housing, pair relationship qualities, and HPA activity in adult female rhesus macaques
Laboratory rhesus macaques are often housed in pairs and may be temporarily or permanently separated for research, health, or management reasons. While both long-term social separations and introductions can stimulate a stress response that impacts inflammation and immune function, the effects of short-term overnight separations and whether qualities of the pair relationship mediate these effects are unknown. In this study, we investigated the ef…
Sex differences in the impact of social status on hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta )
Social status impacts stress in primates, but the direction of the effect differs depending on species, social style, and group stability. This complicates our ability to identify broadly applicable principles for understanding how social status impacts health and fitness. One reason for this is the fact that social status is often measured as linear dominance rank, yet social status is more complex than simply high or low rank. Additionally, mos…
Repeatability of measures of behavioral organization over two years in captive infant rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta
Individual differences of infant temperament have been associated with future health outcomes that provide explanatory power beyond adult personality. Despite the importance of such a metric, our developmental understanding of personality‐like traits is poor. Therefore, we examined whether young primates show consistency in personality traits throughout development. We replicated a Biobehavioral Assessment (BBA) at three time periods: 3–4 months,…
Food Distribution, But Not Market Forces, Predict Behavioral Social Tolerance in Rhesus Macaques
Social inequality in primates is marked by dominance‐based resource monopolization. Yet, high‐ranking individuals sometimes yield to lower‐ranking individuals to promote group stability, indicative of behavioral social tolerance. Social tolerance is dynamic and is shaped by resource availability, group structure, hierarchy steepness and kinship. Increasing social tolerance around resource access may promote group stability and improve individual …
Temperature‐Related Differences in Hair Cortisol Among Outdoor‐Housed Rhesus Macaques ( Macaca mulatta )
Temperature has a known potential to influence glucocorticoid concentrations obtained from fecal samples in nonhuman primates. Studies reliant on hair cortisol estimates obtained using samples from outdoor subjects, however, may not control for temperature. This omission is despite the general utility of hair as a sample matrix with relatively longer periods of accrual time. We examined these dynamics in rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ); import…
Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Rhesus macaque (5 works) · Aggression (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Endocrinology (4 works) · Primate (4 works) · Ecology (3 works)