Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas’ prosocial choices using a touchscreen

Authors: Jennifer Vonk

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorilla gorilla gorilla, photo preference, prosocial choices, western lowland gorillas

2024

A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Jordyn Truax, Molly C McGuire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo

2022

Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Christina R Doelling, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, attention bias, monkey, touchscreen, visitor effect, zoo research

2021

A Comparative Perspective on Three Primate Species’ Responses to a Pictorial Emotional Stroop Task

Authors: Lydia M Hopper, Matthias Allritz, Crystal L Egelkamp, Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Jesse G Leinwand, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affect, attentional bias, emotions, snake detection theory, Stroop effect, touchscreen, welfare, zoo

2021

Do zoo visitors induce attentional bias effects in primates completing cognitive tasks?

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: attention bias, cognition, match-to-sample, monkey, visitor effect, welfare

2021

Silence is Golden: Auditory Preferences in Zoo-housed Gorillas

Authors: Jordyn Truax, Jennifer Vonk

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: choice, enrichment, gorilla, sound

2021

Using a Touchscreen Paradigm to Evaluate Food Preferences and Response to Novel Photographic Stimuli of Food in Three Primate Species (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Crystal L Egelkamp, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: photograph, preference testing, primate, touchscreen, welfare, worth valuations

2020

High-Tech and Tactile: Cognitive Enrichment for Zoo-Housed Gorillas

Authors: F. E. Clark, S. I. Gray, P. Bennett, L. J. Mason, K. V. Burgess

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Keywords: *animal cognition, behavior, challenge, gorilla gorilla gorilla, maze, puzzle, technology, welfare

2019

Implementing portable touchscreen-setups to enhance cognitive research and enrich zoo-housed animals

Authors: Vanessa Schmitt

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, birds, comparative cognition, enrichment, primates, social group, touchscreen technology, welfare

2019

Monitoring the social behavior of a bachelor mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) dyad participating in touchscreen-mediated cognitive testing

Authors: Austin Leeds, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: affiliative behavior, animal welfare, cognitive enrichment, cognitive testing, mandrill

2019