Effect of positive reinforcement training on physiological and behavioural stress responses in the hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)

Animal Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-138

  O'Brien, J K ^a   Heffernan, S ^b   Thomson, P C ^a   McGreer, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Corticosteroid; Operant conditioning; Primates; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS; THREAT; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 42549158439     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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