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Applying animal learning theory: Training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures (2004)
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Young, R., & Cipreste, C. (2004). Applying animal learning theory: Training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures. Animal Welfare Journal, 13(2), 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600026968

Animals within zoo environments are learning continuously: they learn signals that predict when food is going to arrive or that the presence of a certain person means that something unpleasant may happen. They may learn to control their environment a... Read More about Applying animal learning theory: Training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures.

Trends in the captive breeding of threatened and endangered birds in British zoos, 1988--1997 (2004)
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Whitfort, H., & Young, R. (2004). Trends in the captive breeding of threatened and endangered birds in British zoos, 1988--1997. Zoo Biology, 23(1), 85-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.10122

The aim of this study was to assess trends in captive breeding of threatened and endangered bird species in British zoos. The measures we recorded were: 1) the total number of species held, 2) the percentage of species held that are listed in the IUC... Read More about Trends in the captive breeding of threatened and endangered birds in British zoos, 1988--1997.

Do domestic pigs in controlled environments contrafreeload? (2003)
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Young, R., & Lawrence, A. (2003). Do domestic pigs in controlled environments contrafreeload?. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 6(4), 309-318. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327604jaws0604_5

Many experiments report that animals will work (lever press) for food in the presence of freely available identical food. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of applied ethologists because it seems to prove that animals have a need to express... Read More about Do domestic pigs in controlled environments contrafreeload?.

A note on the climbing abilities of giant anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae) (2003)
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Young, R., Coelho, C., & Wieloch, D. (2003). A note on the climbing abilities of giant anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae). #Journal not on list, 15, 41-46

In this note we provide seven observations of climbing behaviour by giant anteaters. Five observations were recorded in the field: three of giant anteaters climbing on top of 1.5 to 2.0 metre high termite mounds, and two observations of giant anteate... Read More about A note on the climbing abilities of giant anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae).

The efficacy of the model--rival method when compared with operant conditioning for training domestic dogs to perform a retrieval--selection task (2003)
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McKinley, S., & Young, R. (2003). The efficacy of the model--rival method when compared with operant conditioning for training domestic dogs to perform a retrieval--selection task. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 81(4), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1591%2802%2900277-0

Traditionally, dogs have been trained by operant conditioning techniques; that is, dogs make a desired behavioural response and this response is reinforced by a reward such as food. This type of training is very effective in training dogs to perform... Read More about The efficacy of the model--rival method when compared with operant conditioning for training domestic dogs to perform a retrieval--selection task.

Uncloaking the magician: Contributions of comparative psychology to understanding animal training (2002)
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Young, R. (2002). Uncloaking the magician: Contributions of comparative psychology to understanding animal training. #Journal not on list, 15(2), https://doi.org/10.46867/C47G75

The training of animals is an ancient anthropogenic process; however, it was not until the birth of comparative psychology, as a science, that the mysterious ways of the animal trainer were formally explained. In this review I will discuss the contri... Read More about Uncloaking the magician: Contributions of comparative psychology to understanding animal training.

Do domestic dogs show any evidence of being able to count? (2002)
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West, R., & Young, R. (2002). Do domestic dogs show any evidence of being able to count?. Animal Cognition, 5, 183-186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-002-0140-0

Numerical competence has been demonstrated in a wide range of animal species. The level of numerical abilities shown ranges from simple relative numerousness judgements to true counting. In this study we used the preferential looking technique to... Read More about Do domestic dogs show any evidence of being able to count?.