Establishing the evaluation methods for the effect of environmental enrichment on zoo-animals

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21510042
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: TAKEDA Shohei 東京農工大学, 大学院・農学研究院, 准教授 (40222096)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 行動学 / 応用動物 / 飼育環境エンリッチメント / 実験系心理学

Research Abstract

For establishing the simplified methods for zoo keeper to implement and evaluate the environmental enrichment on animals in zoos, several trial experiments were conducted and some behavoral traits were specified for simplified observation and evaluation on implementation of environmental enrichment.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 飼育下フサオマキザルにおける給餌スケジュ-ルの変化が行動変容に及ぼす影響 (2012)
  • Author(s): 三家詩織・三浦乃莉子・武田庄平・宇田司・柾一成
  • Journal Title: Animal Behaviour and Management Volume: 48(2) Pages: 79-87
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 視覚認知における注意配分についての文化心理学的研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 宝迪・武田庄平
  • Journal Title: 共生社会システム研究 Volume: 5巻1号 Pages: 125-137
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 飼育下ボルネオオランウータンにおける土食い行動についての土壌学的分析 (2010)
  • Author(s): 山崎彩夏・武田庄平・鳥居映太・鈴木創三・清水美香・黒鳥英俊
  • Journal Title: 霊長類研究 Volume: 26(1) Pages: 59-66
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Analysis of behavioral changes with introducing horizontal and vertical ropes in captive environment of tufted capuchin monkeys(Cebus apella) (2011)
  • Author(s): Mitsuya, S., T. Uda, T. Imamura, K. Masaki, S. Takeda
  • Organizer: 10^<th> international Conference on Environmental Enrichment
  • Place of Presentation: Portland, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-16
• [Presentation] Effects of Using Fire Hoses and Foraging Enrichment on Captttive Chimpanzees (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamazaki, S., S. Mitsuya, H. Sugawara, M. Izawa, K. Takeda, Y. Handa, T. Miura, Y. Ichijyo, S. Takeda
  • Organizer: 10th international Conference on Environmental Enrichment
  • Place of Presentation: Portland, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-16
• [Presentation] Effects of Varied feeding Schedules on the Behaviours of Captive Tufted Capuchins(Cebus apella) (2010)
  • Author(s): Mitsuya, S., N. Miura, S. Takeda, T. Uda, K. Masaki
  • Organizer: International Primatological Society XXIII Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-15
• [Book] スタディガイド心理学(第2版) (2012)
  • Author(s): 武田庄平
  • Total Pages: 91-102
  • Publisher: ナカニシヤ出版
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~hikaku/