Effects of puzzle feeders on pathological behavior in individually housed rhesus monkeys

Self‐injurious behavior (SIB) occurs in about 10% of individually housed monkeys. Monkeys with SIB bite their own bodies frequently, occasionally inflicting wounds as a result. At present, there is no standard treatment for this phenomenon. We examined the effectiveness of puzzle feeders in alleviat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of primatology 1998, Vol.46 (3), p.213-227
Hauptverfasser:	Novak, M. A., Kinsey, J. H., Jorgensen, M. J., Hazen, T. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Animals behavioral pathology Biological and medical sciences environmental enrichment Feeding Behavior - psychology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Housing, Animal Macaca Macaca mulatta - psychology Male Mammalia Maze Learning primates Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry rhesus monkeys self-injurious behavior Self-Injurious Behavior - prevention & control Vertebrata
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