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Evaluating the Environments of Captive Nonhuman Primates

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The architect John Zeisel (1977) recently asserted that “buildings themselves must be seen as hypotheses to be tested rather than solutions to be lived with.” Whole environments, including buildings, have been designed and constructed with captive animals, caretakers, and visitors in mind. What do we know about how these environments affect users? And what techniques are currently available to test hypotheses and otherwise evaluate them in an objective and systematic fashion?

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  1. Terry L. Maple
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  2. Ted W. Finlay
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Zoological Society of San Diego, 92112, San Diego, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke M.D. (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine) (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine)

  2. University of California, 92093, La Jolla, California, USA

    Kurt Benirschke M.D. (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine) (Trustee, Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine)

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Maple, T.L., Finlay, T.W. (1986). Evaluating the Environments of Captive Nonhuman Primates. In: Benirschke, K. (eds) Primates. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4918-4_38

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