Using Operant Conditioning to Manage Reproduction in Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli).

Autor: Whipple, Mylisa A.
Zdroj: Animal Keepers' Forum; Nov/Dec2015, Vol. 42 Issue 11/12, p385-387, 3p
Abstrakt: The article discusses Coquerel's sifaka reproduction management using operant conditioning, which allows animal care staff to manage reproduction in a non-invasive way while doing multiple ultrasounds on a female sifaka. Topics discussed include training and tools needed in using operant conditioning in managing reproduction, common behaviors observed on sifaka during breeding season and successes achieved by Saint Louis Zoo.
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