Quantitative data on training new world primates to urinate

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-93

  Smith, Tessa E ^a   Mccallister, Josephine M ^b   Gordon, Stephen J ^b   Whittikar, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callitrichidae; Operant conditioning; Positive reinforcement; Training; Urine

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING; LEARNING; PRIMATE; TRAINING; URINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MICTURITION; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; URINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; URINATION;

ANIMALIA; ANTHROPOIDEA; CALLITHRIX; CALLITHRIX GEOFFROYI; CALLITRICHIDAE; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR;

EID: 7244242434     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20063     Document Type: Article

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