Effect of a cognitive challenge device containing food and non-food rewards on chimpanzee well-being

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 807-816

  Clark, Fay E ^a,b   Smith, Lauren J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Cognitive challenge; Exploration; Problem solving; Reward; Self directed behavior; Well being

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COGNITION; EXPLORATION; HOMINID; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 84879461156     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22141     Document Type: Article

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