Zoo animal learning and training / edited by Prof. Vicky A. Melfi, Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucestershir, UK, Dr. Nicole R. Dorey, University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Dr. Samantha J. Ward, Nottingham Trent University, Animal Welfare & Management, Moulton, Northampton, UK.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Melfi, Vicky (Editor)
Dorey, Nicole R. (Editor)
Ward, Samantha J. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Zoo animals > Training.
Physical Description:xxvii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Learning theory / Nicole R. Dorey
  • The cognitive abilities of wild animals / Lindsay R. Mehrkam
  • The ultimate benefits of learning / Kathy Baker and Vicky A. Melfi
  • Choosing the right method : reinforcement vs punishment / Ken Ramirez
  • Animal vision / Andrew Smith
  • Do you hear what I hear? Hearing and sound in animals / Erik Miller-Klein
  • Making sense of scents : olfactory perception of animals / Neil Jordan
  • What is there to learn in a zoo setting? / Fay Clark
  • Environmental enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning / Robert John Young, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, and Cynthia Fernandes Cipreste
  • The art of 'active' training / Steve Martin
  • Integrating training into animal husbandry / Marty Sevenich-MacPhee
  • Us and them : human-animal interactions as learning events / Geoff Hosey and Vicky A. Melfi
  • Elephant training in zoos / Greg A. Vicino
  • Human-elephant interactions in semi-captive Asian elephants of Myanmar / Khyne U. Mar
  • Elephant cognition : an overview / Sarah L. Jacobson and Joshua M. Plotnik
  • Marine mammal training / Sabrina Brando
  • Cognitive abilities of marine mammals / Gordon B. Bauer
  • The application of positive reinforcement training to enhance welfare of primates in zoological collections / Jim Mackie
  • Species-specific considerations : primate learning / Betsy Herrelko
  • Training reptiles in zoos : a professional perspective / Richard Gibson
  • The learning repertoire of reptiles / Gordon M. Burghardt
  • Training birds from a zoo professional's perspective / Heidi Hellmuth
  • Learning and cognition in birds / Jackie Chappell
  • Species-specific considerations when planning and implementing training with aquatics / Heather Williams
  • The cognitive abilities of fish / Culum Brown
  • Making training educational for zoo visitors / Katherine Whitehouse-Tedd, Sarah Spooner, Gerard Whitehouse-Tedd
  • Welfare implications of zoo animal training / Vicky A. Melfi and Samantha J. Ward
  • Last but in fact most importantly . . . health and safety / Tim Sullivan
  • Training animals in a group setting / Kirstin Anderson-Hanson
  • This generation's challenge / Gary Priest.