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A novel approach to studying enclosure and support usage in siamangs: using a 3D computer model

Authors: Colleen Goh, Mary L Blanchard, Karl T Bates, Phillip L Manning, Robin H Crompton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: 3d model, behaviour, captive primates, enclosure usage, locomotion, support usage

2017

An investigation into the use of music as potential auditory enrichment for moloch gibbons (Hylobates moloch)

Authors: Emma K. Wallace, Mark Kingston-Jones, Matthew Ford, Stuart Semple

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: enrichment, gibbons, individual differences, music

2013

Who needs a forelimb anyway? Locomotor, postural and manipulative behavior in a one-armed gibbon

Authors: Emily C. Sayer, Jessica C. Whitham, Susan W. Margulis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amputation, brachiation, suspensory locomotion

2007

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