Effects of positive reinforcement training techniques on the psychological welfare of zoo-housed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 687-695

  Pomerantz, Ori ^a   Terkel, Joseph ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Captivity; Chimpanzees; PRT; Psychological welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HOMINID; PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING; ZOO;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 67849119605     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20703     Document Type: Article

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