Essays about: "Josefin Arvidsson"

Found 1 essay containing the words Josefin Arvidsson.

  1. 1. Development and application of an olfactory discrimination paradigm for Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Josefin Arvidsson; [2011]
    Keywords : Asian elephant; Behavioral testing; Elephas maximus; Odor learning; Olfactory discrimination; Olfactory memory;

    Abstract : The sense of smell plays an important role in regulating the behavior of Asian elephants but until now, no behavioral test to systematically assess the olfactory capabilities of this species existed. Using a voluntary, food-rewarded two-alternative operant conditioning procedure, three female Asian elephants were successfully taught to discriminate between rewarded and unrewarded odors and also succeeded in intramodal stimulus transfer tasks in which either the rewarded odor, or the unrewarded odor, or both odors were exchanged simultaneously for new odors. READ MORE