Training of laboratory-housed non-human primates in the UK

Anthrozoos

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-303

  Prescott, Mark J ^a,c   Buchanan Smith, Hannah M ^b   Rennie, Anita E ^b  

^a Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c National Centre for the Replacement   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Negative reinforcement; Positive reinforcement; Procedures, refinement; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33644751850     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279305785594153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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