Functional analysis and elimination of SIB in an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis).
Description:
Self injurious behavior (SIB), such as self-biting and head-banging, has been reported to occur in approximately 10% of captive, individually housed primates (Novak, Kinsely, Jorgensen, and Hazen, 1998). Accounts of the causes of SIB range from environmental to physiological. However, to date, no researchers have investigated the possible influence of social consequences, delivered by handlers and keepers, in the maintenance of SIB. There is only one research report showing that self-injury can…
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Date:
August 2004
Creator:
Dorey, Nicole R.
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UNT Libraries