Applied Animal Behavior
Welcome to the Applied Animal Behavior section!
Resources
Below you will find general resources (articles) on applied behavior analytic work with animals. We expect this section to continue to grow, with information on different settings and species, as well as other useful information.
References (Applied Animal Behavior – General)
Alligood, C. A., Dorey, N. R., Mehrkam, L. R., & Leighty, K. A. (2017). Applying behavior‐analytic methodology to the science and practice of environmental enrichment in zoos and aquariums. Zoo Biology, 36(3), 175-185. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21368
Bailey, R. E., & Gillaspy Jr, J. A. (2005). Operant psychology goes to the fair: Marian and Keller Breland in the popular press, 1947–1966. The Behavior Analyst, 28(2), 143-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392110
Bihm, E. M., Gillaspy, J. A., Lammers, W. J., & Huffman, S. P. (2010). IQ Zoo and teaching operant concepts. the Psychological Record, 60, 523-526. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395725
Edwards, T. L., & Poling, A. (2011). Animal research in the journal of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(2), 409-412. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-409
Fernandez, E. J. (2022). Training as enrichment: A critical review. Animal Welfare, 31(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.31.1.001
Fernandez, E. J., & Martin, A. L. (2021). Animal training, environmental enrichment, and animal welfare: A history of behavior analysis in zoos. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2(4), 531-543. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2040038
Fernandez, E. J., & Martin, A. L. (2023). Applied behavior analysis and the zoo: Forthman and Ogden (1992) thirty years later. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56(1), 29-54. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.969
Forthman, D. L., & Ogden, J. J. (1992). The role of applied behavior analysis in zoo management: Today and tomorrow. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25(3), 647. https://doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1992.25-647
Fernandez, E. J., & Timberlake, W. (2008). Mutual benefits of research collaborations between zoos and academic institutions. Zoo Biology, 27(6), 470-487. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.20215
Gillaspy Jr, J. A., Brinegar, J. L., & Bailey, R. E. (2014). Operant psychology makes a splash—in marine mammal training (1955–1965). Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 50(3), 231-248. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.21664
Laule, G., & Whittaker, M. (2007). Enhancing nonhuman primate care and welfare through the use of positive reinforcement training. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 10(1), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888700701277311
Lukas, K. E., Marr, M. J., & Maple, T. L. (1998). Teaching operant conditioning at the zoo. Teaching of Psychology, 25(2), 112-116. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top2502_7
Maple, T. L., & Segura, V. D. (2015). Advancing behavior analysis in zoos and aquariums. The Behavior Analyst, 38, 77-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-014-0018-x
Payne, S. W. (2023). Cross-species replication of functional analysis methodology. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 260, 105867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105867
Peterson, G. B. (2004). A day of great illumination: BF Skinner’s discovery of shaping. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 82(3), 317-328. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2004.82-317