title: Functional analysis of aggression in a black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata variegata).
abstract: A functional analysis was conducted to assess the antecedent and reinforcing conditions underlying aggressive behavior in a female lemur in captivity. Results showed that her aggression was primarily the result of human attention. A replacement behavior-training program was introduced, and the lemur's aggression was successfully eliminated. These results demonstrate the utility of using functional assessment and analyses in zoos with captive wild nonhuman animals.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Illinois State University.
authors.forename: Valeri
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Farmer-Dougan
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000523:psychology; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D007901:Lemuridae / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male
keywords: aggression; functional analysis; lemur