Temperament correlates with training success in adult rhesus macaques

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-71

  Coleman, Kristine ^a   Tully, Leigh Ann ^a   Mcmillan, Jennifer L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral inhibition; Positive reinforcement training; Temperament

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MACACA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MACACA MULATTA; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 13944271114     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20097     Document Type: Article

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