dc.contributor.advisor | Cheney, Carl D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Salasky, Mark | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-07-12T12:52:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-07-12T12:52:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1980 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10920/22661 | |
dc.description | 49 p. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Traditional zoo displays deprive the captive animal of environmental
stimuli. Activity displays are an alternative method of displaying captive
animals, which offers the animal the chance to exhibit its evolutionarily
designed abilities. Control of the environment is returned to the captive
animal by making the availability of food contingent upon the animals emittance
of a specific response. A great horned owl (Bubo virginiaus viriniaus)
was trained to respond, within an activity display consisting of a smaIl
tree, telephone pole, fence post, and rock feeder, by the delivery of bits
of freshly killed mice. Stable responding was achieved within 42 days from
the initiation of conditioning procedures. General activity and ease in
handling of the subject were increased as a result of the institution of this
display. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Psychology Department. Utah State University. Logan, Utah. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kalamazoo College | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Kalamazoo College Biology Senior Individualized Projects Collection | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Senior Individualized Projects. Biology; | |
dc.rights | U.S. copyright laws protect this material. Commercial use or distribution of this material is not permitted without prior written permission of the copyright holder. | |
dc.title | Captive Animal Activity Display for Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginiaus virginiaus) | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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