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Technical note: Urine collection from vervet monkeys by instrumental conditioning
Author(s) -
Kelley T. M.,
Bramblett C. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350010112
Subject(s) - urination , vervet monkey , operant conditioning , reinforcement , conditioning , sampling (signal processing) , psychology , biology , zoology , anatomy , computer science , social psychology , urinary system , statistics , mathematics , computer vision , filter (signal processing)
Gang‐caged adult male vervet monkeys were trained to urinate on demand into a plastic beaker by positive reinforcement (peanut rewards). The animals were not separated from their social group during training or sampling.