M. Firoj Jaman, Michael A. Huffman

Behavioral Budgets and Feeding Ecology of Japanese Macaques

The Effects of Natural Vegetation of Environmentally Enriched Enclosures on Monkeys'' Well Being

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The goal of environmental enrichment is to stimulate captive animals to behave in a manner similar to their wild counterparts. This is the first study to examine systematically how activity budgets and feeding behavior of Japanese macaques are affected by enclosure type. A systematic study was conducted on three captive groups, one in a naturally forested enclosure and two in non-vegetated enclosures. The forested enclosure stimulated primates to extend their feeding time and also greatly enhanced the variability of their overall feeding behavior and served as an important source of nutritional supplementation. The forest allowed immatures to access natural food sources unobtainable by adults, compared to their counterparts in the non-vegetated enclosures, allowing all individuals to pursue their own foraging needs. This book is an important monograph, invaluable for zoos and research facilities contemplating ways of improving the psychological and physical lives of their primatecollection. This book describes in a clear, scientifically systematic way, the benefits of a successes environmental enrichment program.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 130g
• ISBN-13: 9783843366243
• ISBN-10: 3843366241
• Artikelnr.: 32381629

Autorenporträt

M. Firoj Jaman, Ph.D.,is Associate Professor, Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and studies primate socio-ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation. Michael A. Huffman, D.Sc. is Associate Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University and studies primate socio-ecology, animal self-medication, parasite ecology.