CONDITIONING OR COGNITION? UNDERSTANDING INTERSPECIFIC COMMUNICATION AS A WAY OF IMPROVING ANIMAL TRAINING (A CASE STUDY WITH ELEPHANTS IN NEPAL)

Conditioning or cognition? Understanding interspecific communication as a way of improving animal training (a case study with elephants in Nepal)

When animals are trained to function in a human society (for example, pet dogs, police dogs, or sports horses), different trainers and training cultures vary widely in their ability to understand how the animal perceives the communication efforts of the trainer.This variation has considerable impact on the resulting performance and welfare of the a

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Maximum output for minimum input - 1G3B and the reterritorialization of a Finland-Swedish metal identity on the Internet

This article discusses the industrial and cultural consequences of the digitalization of music by studying the heavy metal band 1G3B, whose activities are characterised by a very Outdoor Rocking Chair special Finland-Swedish dialect and an uncompromising do it yourself attitude.For the band the technological development has offered hitherto unfores

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Behavioural Indicators of Intra- and Inter-Specific Competition: Sheep Co-Grazing with Guanaco in the Patagonian Steppe

In extensive livestock production, high densities may inhibit regulation processes, maintaining high levels of intraspecific competition over time.During competition, individuals typically modify their behaviours, particularly feeding and bite rates, which can therefore be used as indicators of competition.Over eight consecutive seasons, we investi

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