Naturalistic Environments in Captivity for Animal Behavior Research

Edward F. Gibbons, Jr. is Director of the Center for Science and Technology at Briarcliffe College. During the completion of this volume, he was a member of the Department of Psychology at State University of New York at Stony Brook. Everett J. Wyers, Everett Waters, and Emil W. Menzel, Jr. are Professors of Psychology at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments Part I. Introduction 1. Naturalistic Facilities for Animal Behavior Research: In Search of AccommodationsVolume Editors 2. Whither the Naturalistic Study of Animals in Captivity? A View from the ChairK. Daniel O'Leary 3. Comments on Behavioral Research in Naturalistic SettingsEverett J. Wyers Part II. Animal Care and Use: Regulations and Case History 4. Regulations and Guidelines Applicable to Animals Maintained in Indoor Seminaturalistic FacilitiesKathryn Bayne and Roy Henrickson 5. USDA Inspection Procedures: Nonstandard Facilities, Site Visits, Wavers, and EnforcementJoseph F. Annelli and Timothy D. Mandrell 6. The Applicability of Regulations Governing Research Facilities for Behavioral Research in Naturalistic SettingsBenson E. Ginsburg Part III. Physical Dimensions and Management Considerations in the Design of Naturalistic Environments 7. Physical, Chemical, and Behavioral Factors in Large Low-Density Naturalistic Animal FacilitiesEmerson L. Besch and George V. Kollias, Jr. 8. Arthropod Pests: Varieties, Risks, and Strategies for Control in Naturalistic FacilitiesRichard J. Brenner 9. Design of Indoor Housing for a Breeding and Research Colony of Prosimian PrimatesM. Kay Izard and Michael E. Pereira 10. Managing Naturalistic Animal Environments in CaptivityJames G. Doherty and Edward F. Gibbons, Jr. 11. Quantitative Evaluation of the Effects of Environmental Parameters on the Physiology, Behavior, and Health of Animals in Naturalistic Captive EnvironmentsMichael K. Stoskopf and Edward F. Gibbons, Jr. Part IV. The Importance of Naturalistic Environments: Research on Selected Species 12. Research Habits and Research Habitats: Better Behavior Through Social ChemistryMeredith West and Andrew King 13. Experiences with the Study of Rodents in Seminatural EnclosuresDonald A. Dewsbury 14. Studying Natural Behavior in Artificial Environments: The Problem of "Salient Elements"Stephen E. Glickman and Gloria S. Caldwell 15. The Significance of Naturalistic Environments for Primate Behavioral ResearchCharles T. Snowdon 16. Naturalistic Environments for Captive PrimatesMelinda A. Novak, Peggy O'Neill, Sue A Beckley, and Stephen J. Suomi 17. Environments for Endangered PrimatesBenjamin B. Beck and Maria Inês Castro 18. Naturalistic Environments in Captivity: A Methodological Bridge between Field and Laboratory Studies of PrimatesCharles H. Janson Part V. Conclusion Naturalistic Environments in Captivity for Animal Behavior Research: Synthesis StatementConference Participants ReferencesContributorsIndex

"The goals of this book are well defined in the introduction. These goals are important and will certainly be appreciated by almost anyone encountering or interested in naturalistic environments—including regulatory and animal care personnel as well as researchers and students of animal behavior. The editors successfully integrate material covering regulatory aspects of animal care, environmental design and management, approaches to naturalistic housing, and the scientific evidence of the impact of these elements on animal behavior. This approach provides an interesting, useful, and well balanced mix of perspectives." — Tina M. Widowski, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada