Preference tests (also referred to as preference assessments) in applied animal settings, are
often utilised to facilitate the selection of stimuli or events for applications such as animal …

The recognition of animal pain and stress, once controversial, is now acknowledged by
legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel …

Animals ingest food primarily because it provides metabolisable energy. Mechanisms exist
which allow food choice to be adjusted to meet needs for essential nutrients, but these are …

Very little information exists on mineral nutrition of tropical, forest-dwelling species, yet
minerals are critical to growth, reproduction, and survival. We examined the mineral …

Food resources are arguably the most common limiting factor for most species, yet little is
known about how food quantity and quality interact to determine the size and distribution of …

Animals respond to novel stimuli via explorative or neophobic behavior or both. The
coexistence of these responses toward novel foods may be a successful adaptive strategy …

The use of spatio-temporal memory has been argued to increase food-finding efficiency in
rainforest primates. However, the exact content of this memory is poorly known to date. This …

I used a zoological park setting to address food preferences among gorillas (Gorilla gorilla
gorill) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Gorillas and chimpanzees are different sizes …

Understanding captive animals' preferences is important for their care and management.
However, pairwise testing for preference can be time consuming, open to bias, and typically …

Seasonality in tropical forests can be more subtle than that of temperate forests but still
affects the resources available to wildlife. Much work has been done describing changes in …