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The Effects Of Enclosure Type On Aggressive Behavior In Captive Chimpanzees, Erica Renee Findley
The Effects Of Enclosure Type On Aggressive Behavior In Captive Chimpanzees, Erica Renee Findley
Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal
Male chimpanzees are known to be aggressively territorial in the wild. It is expected that the limited enclosures of captivity would make them even more aggressive. The Kansas City Zoo was chosen as an ideal venue to explore this assumption because it boasts the largest outdoor enclosure of its kind, and the apes alternate between this and much smaller indoor housing. Quantitative data on crowd size, time of day, temperature, and frequency/intensity/duration of aggressive behaviors were recorded for the alpha male in both enclosures during 300 hours of observation. These data were used to test the following hypotheses: as measured …
Methodology For Analysis Of Diet Grit Size On Molar Attrition For Fourche Maline And Caddo People, Judith C. Stewart, Mary L. Powell, J. C. Rose
Methodology For Analysis Of Diet Grit Size On Molar Attrition For Fourche Maline And Caddo People, Judith C. Stewart, Mary L. Powell, J. C. Rose
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Using the Murphy (1959) system for scoring the degree of dentin exposure, Fourche Maline (Woodland) molars show a greater attrition rate than Caddo (Mississippian) molars. Archeological evidence suggests that this differential in attrition rates is caused by the use of stone grinders for food preparation in the Fourche Maline culture and their absence among the Caddo. Analysis of scratches on the occlusal surface of molars from these samples confirms this hypothesis. Several techniques for observing these scratches and reconstructing the grit sizes and grit particle frequencies responsible for this differential abrasion are evaluated.
Skeletal Analysis Of Three Bluff Shelter Burials, H. Eugene Hickman Jr.
Skeletal Analysis Of Three Bluff Shelter Burials, H. Eugene Hickman Jr.
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
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