Predators in training: operant conditioning of novel behavior in wild Burmese pythons ( Python molurus bivitattus )

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Sherri Emer, Cordula Mora, Mark Harvey, Michael Grace]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Animal Cognition, 18/1(2015-01-01), 269-278
Format:
Artikel (online)
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520 3 |a Large pythons and boas comprise a group of animals whose anatomy and physiology are very different from traditional mammalian, avian and other reptilian models typically used in operant conditioning. In the current study, investigators used a modified shaping procedure involving successive approximations to train wild Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivitattus) to approach and depress an illuminated push button in order to gain access to a food reward. Results show that these large, wild snakes can be trained to accept extremely small food items, associate a stimulus with such rewards via operant conditioning and perform a contingent operant response to gain access to a food reward. The shaping procedure produced robust responses and provides a mechanism for investigating complex behavioral phenomena in massive snakes that are rarely studied in learning research. 
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700 1 |a Emer  |D Sherri  |u Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., 32901, Melbourne, FL, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Mora  |D Cordula  |u Department of Psychology, J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Harvey  |D Mark  |u Department of Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Grace  |D Michael  |u Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., 32901, Melbourne, FL, USA  |4 aut 
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