title: A stereo music system as environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees.
abstract: Music has been shown to have beneficial effects on humans but little is known about the effects of music on nonhuman primates in biomedical research settings. The authors monitored the effects of music on the behavior of captive chimpanzees and found that music had significant positive effects, including a reduction in agitated and aggressive behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Primate Foundation of Arizona, PO Box 20027, Mesa, AZ 85277-0027, USA.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwandt
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000502:physiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000502:physiology*; D012919:Social Behavior