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Publications

Publications of the Center for Conservation and Behavior and TECHlab Five-Year Publication History

    2000

  1. Bashaw, M.J, Bloomsmith, M.A., and Maple, T.L. The behavioral effect of reintroduction of a hand-reared lion cub to her social group. Animal Keeper's Forum, 2000, 27, 3, 131-136.
  2. Daniel, E., Bloomsmith, M.A., and Schaaf, C.D. (Eds.). Conference Proceedings, The 1999 Elephant Manager's Association Conference and the Fourth International Elephant Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 2000.
  3. Lambeth, S.P. and Bloomsmith, M.A. Videotapes as enrichment for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Zoo Biology, 2000, 19, 541-551.
  4. Maple, T.L. Saving the Giant Panda. 2000. Atlanta, Longstreet Press, 137 pp.
  5. Stoinski, T.S., Daniel, E., Liu, S., and Maple, T.L. Behavioral effects of feeding enrichment on African elephants. Zoo Biology, 2000, 19, 6, 485-494.
  6. Tarou, L.R., Bashaw, M.J., and Maple, T.L. Social attachment in giraffe: response to social separation. Zoo Biology, 2000, 19, 41-51.
  7. Tarou, L.R., Bashaw, M.J., and Maple, T.L. The empty nest: a case study of maternal response to separation in orangutans. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2000, 3, 3, 203-213.

    8. 2001

  8. Bashaw, M.J. and Maple, T.L. Signs fail to increase zoo visitors' ability to see tigers. Curator, 2001, 44, 3, 297-304.
  9. Bashaw, M.J, Tarou, L.R., Maki, T.S., and Maple, T.L. A survey assessment of variables related to stereotypy in captive giraffe and okapi. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2001, 73, 235-247.
  10. Bashaw, M.J., Bloomsmith, M.A., Marr, M.J., and Maple, T.L. Behavioral effects of a functional equivalent to live prey for large cats. Shape of Enrichment, 2001, 10, 3, 6-9.
  11. Beck, B.E., Stoinski, T., Maple, T.L., Norton, B., Hutchins, M., Stevens, B., and Arlott, M. (Eds.) 2001. Great Apes and Humans: The Ethics of Coexistence. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian, 388 pp.
  12. Bloomsmith, M.A. and Baker, K.C. Social management of captive chimpanzees. In Linda Brent (Ed.), The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees. American Society of Primatologists: Special Topics in Primatology Series, Janette Wallis (Series Ed.), 2001, New York, Wiley-Liss, pp. 204-241.
  13. Bloomsmith, M.A., Tarou, L.R., Hoff, M.P., and Erwin, J.M. Comparing the behavior of aged gorillas and chimpanzees. In The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, 2001, Brookfield, IL, Chicago Zoological Society, pp. 334-335.
  14. Burks, K., Bloomsmith, M.A., Forthman, D.L., and Maple, T.L. Managing the socialization of an adult male gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) with a history of social deprivation. Zoo Biology, 2001, 20, 5, 347-358.
  15. Erwin, J.M., Bloomsmith, M.A., Boysen, S.T., Perl, D., Zihlman, A., Maple, T.L., and Hof, P.R. The great ape aging project: caring for and learning from apes. In Rabb, G. (Ed.) The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, 2001. Chicago, Chicago Zoological Society, pp. 208-209.
  16. Erwin, J.M., Bloomsmith, M.A., Boysen, S.T., Hof, P.R., Holloway, R., Lowenstine, L., McManamon, R., Perl, D.P., Young, W., and Zihlman, A. The great ape aging project: a resource for comparative study of behavior, cognition, health, and neurobiology. In All Apes Great and Small, Volume One: African Apes, 2001. New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 195-199.
  17. Katka, J., Corcoran, M., Bloomsmith, M.A., Garrett, E., Sartor, R., McManamon, R., and Powell-Johnson, G. Operant conditioning for an eye examination on a black rhinoceros. The Shape of Enrichment, 2001, 10, 3, 11-14.
  18. Kneidinger, L.M., Maple, T.L., and Tross, S.A. Touching behavior in sport: functional components, analysis of sex differences and ethological considerations. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 2001, 25, 1, 43-62.
  19. Maple, T.L. The power of one. In Rabb, G. (Ed.) The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, 2001. Chicago, Chicago Zoological Society, pp. 208-209.
  20. Schapiro, S.J. and Bloomsmith, M.A. Lower-row caging in a two-tiered housing system do not affect the behaviour of young, singly-housed rhesus macaques. Animal Welfare, 2001, 10, 2, 11-14.
  21. Stoinski, T.S., Ogden, J., Gold, K. and Maple, T.L. Captive apes and zoo education. In Beck, B.B. et al., (Eds.). 2001. Great Apes and Humans: The Ethics of Coexistence. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian, pp. 113-132.
  22. Stoinski, T.S., Hoff, M.P., and Maple, T.L. Habitat use and structural preferences of captive lowland gorillas: the effect of environmental and social variables. International Journal of Primatology, 2001, 22, 431-447.
  23. Stoinski, T.S., Hoff, M.P., Lukas, K.E., and Maple, T.L. A behavioral comparison of two captive all-male gorilla groups. Zoo Biology, 2001, 20, 1, 27-40.
  24. Stoinski, T.S., Ogden, J.J., Gold, K., and Maple, T.L. The role of great apes in the educational efficacy of modern zoos. In Rabb, G. (Ed.) The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century Conference Proceedings, 2001. Chicago, Chicago Zoological Society, pp. 210-211.

    25. 2002

  25. Anderson, U.S., Benne, M., Bloomsmith, M.A. and Maple, T.L. Retreat space and human visitor density moderate undesirable behavior in petting zoo animals. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2002, 5, 2, 125-137.
  26. Hook, M.A., Lambeth, S.P., Perlman, J.E., Stavisky, R., Bloomsmith, M.A. and Schapiro, S.J. Inter-group variation in abnormal behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2002, 76, 165-176.
  27. Stoinski, T.S., Hoff, M.P., and Maple, T.L. The effect of structural preferences, temperature, and social factors on visibility in western lowland gorillas. Environment and Behavior, 2002, 34, 4, 493-507.
  28. Stoinski, T.S., Czekala, N., Lukas, K.E., and Maple, T.L. Urinary androgen and corticoid levels in captive, western male lowland gorillas: age and social group related differences. American Journal of Primatology, 2002, 56, 73-87.
  29. Stoinski, T.S. Allen, M.T., Bloomsmith, M.A., Forthman, D.L., and Maple, T.L. Educating zoo visitors about complex environmental issues: should we do it and how? Curator, 2002, 45, 2, 129-143.
  30. Tarou, L.R., Bloomsmith, M.A., Hoff, M.P., Erwin, J.M., and Maple, T.L. The behaviour of aged great apes. In Erwin, J. and Hoff, P. (Eds.) Aging in Nonhuman Primates, Vol. 32 of Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology, 2002. Basel, Karger, pp. 209-231.

    31. 2003

  31. Anderson, U.S., Kelling, A.S., Pressley-Keough, R., Bloomsmith, M.A., and Maple, T.L. Enhancing the zoo visitor's experience by public animal training and oral interpretation at an otter exhibit. Environment and Behavior, 2003, 35, 6, 826-841.
  32. Bashaw, M.J., Bloomsmith, M.A., Marr, M.J, and Maple, T.L. To hunt or not to hunt? A feeding enrichment experiment with captive large felids. Zoo Biology, 2003, 22, 2, 189-198.
  33. Bloomsmith, M.A., Lambeth, S.P., Tarou, L.R. and Haberstroh, M.D. Maternal response to mother-offspring separation in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Animal Welfare, 2003, 12, 359-368.
  34. Bloomsmith, M.A., Kuhar, C.W., Baker, K., Lambeth, S., Brent, L., Ross, S. and Fritz, J. Primiparous chimpanzee mothers: behavior and success in a short-term assessment of infant rearing. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 2003, 84, 235-250.
  35. Bloomsmith, M.A., Jones, M.L., Snyder, R.J., Singer, R.A., Gardner, W.A., Liu, S.C., and Maple, T.L. Positive reinforcement training to elicit voluntary movement of two giant pandas throughout their enclosure. Zoo Biology, 2003, 22, 323-334.
  36. Laule, G.E., Bloomsmith, M.A. and Schapiro, S.J. The use of positive reinforcement training techniques to enhance the care, management, and welfare of laboratory primates. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2003, 6, 3, 163-174.
  37. Lukas, K.E., Hoff, M.P. and Maple, T.L. Gorilla behavior in response to systematic alteration between zoo enclosures. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2003, 81, 3, 367-386.
  38. Lukas, K.E., Stoinski, T.S., Burks, K., Snyder, R., Bexell, S. and Maple, T.L. Nest building in captive Gorilla gorilla gorilla. International Journal of Primatology, 2003, 24, 1.
  39. Maple, T.L. Strategic collection planning and individual animal welfare. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2003, 223, 7, 966-969.
  40. Schapiro, S.J., Bloomsmith, M.A., and Laule, G.E. Positive reinforcement training as a technique to alter nonhuman primate behavior: quantitative assessments of effectiveness. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2003, 6, 3, 175-188.
  41. Snyder, R.J., Zhang, A.J., Zhang, Z.H., Li, G.H., Tian, Y.Z., Huang, X.M., Luo, L., Bloomsmith, M.A., Forthman, D.L. and Maple, T.L. Behavioral and developmental consequences of early rearing experience for captive giant pandas (Aiuluropoda melanoleuca). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2003, 117, 235-245.
  42. Stoinski, T.S., Beck, B.B., Bloomsmith, M.A. and Maple, T.L. A behavioral comparison of captive-born golden lion tamarins and their wild-born offspring. Behaviour, 2003, 140, 137-160.
  43. Stoinski, T.S., Hoff, M.P., and Maple, T.L. Proximity patterns of female western lowland gorillas in the six months after parturition. American Journal of Primatology, 2003, 61, 61-72.
  44. Tarou, L.R., Bashaw, M.B. and Maple, T.L. Failure of a chemical spray to significantly reduce stereotypic licking in a captive giraffe. Zoo Biology, 2003, 22, 6, 601-607.
  45. Wilson, M., Kelling, A., Poline, L., Bloomsmith, M.A. and Maple, T.L. Post occupancy evaluation of Zoo Atlanta's giant panda conservation center: staff and visitor reactions. Zoo Biology, 2003, 22, 365-382.

    46. 2004

  46. Anderson, U.S., Maple, T.L. and Bloomsmith, M.A. A close keeper-nonhuman animal distance does not reduce undesirable behavior in contact yard goats and sheep. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2004, 7, 1, 59-69.
  47. Snyder, R.J., Lawson, D.P., Zhang, A., Zhang, Z., Luo, L., Zhong, W., Huang, X., Czekala, N.M., Bloomsmith, M.A., Forthman, D.L. and Maple, T.L. Reproduction in giant pandas: hormones and behavior. In Lindburg, D.G. and Baragona, K. (Eds.) Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation, 2004. Berkeley CA, University of California Press, pp. 125-132.
  48. Stoinski, T.S., Kuhar, C.W., Lukas, K.E. and Maple, T.L. Social dynamics of captive western lowland gorillas living in all-male groups. Behaviour, 2004, 141, 169-195.
  49. Stoinski, T.S., Lukas, K.E., Kuhar, C.W. and Maple, T.L. Factors influencing the formation of all-male gorilla groups in captivity. Zoo Biology, 2004, 0, 1-17.
  50. Wilson, M.L., Bloomsmith, M.A. and Maple, T.L. Stereotypic swaying and serum cortisol concentrations in three captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana). Animal Welfare, 2004, 13, 39-43.