Robert W Shumaker
Biographic Data
| ID | 8843656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert W Shumaker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert W |
| FAMILY NAME | Shumaker |
| SIGNATURE | SHUMAKER R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Indianapolis Zoo Indianapolis Indiana USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Orangutan strategies for solving a visuospatial memory task
The popular game known as Concentration (also commonly referred to as Memory), in which players search for matching pairs among a grid of face‐down cards, provides a robust platform for examining visuospatial memory in a simple and nonverbal way. Five orangutans ( Pongo ssp.) at the Indianapolis Zoo were given a modified version of the Concentration Game in which three cards were shown face‐down on a computer screen, two of which matched each oth…
Effect of repeated exposures and sociality on novel food acceptance and consumption by orangutans
Orangutans ( Pongo spp .) have deeper, more efficient sleep than baboons ( Papio papio ) in captivity
The nightly construction of arboreal sleeping platforms or "nests" has been observed among every great ape population studied to date. However, this behavior has never been reported in any other nonhuman primate and comparisons between ape and monkey sleep illuminate the link between sleeping substrates, positional behavior, and sleep efficiency. Here, we compare sleep depth and efficiency and night-time positional behavior between a large-bodied…
Animal Tool Behavior
A case of spontaneous acquisition of a human sound by an orangutan
Captive and wild orangutan ( Pongo sp.) survivorship
For managers of captive populations it is important to know whether their management provides a species with the physical and social environment that maximizes its survivorship. To determine this, survivorship comparisons with wild populations and long‐term evaluations of captive populations are important. Here we provide both for orangutans. We show that survivorship has increased during the past 60 years for captive orangutan populations in zoo…
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A case of spontaneous acquisition of a human sound by an orangutan
Captive and wild orangutan ( Pongo sp.) survivorship
For managers of captive populations it is important to know whether their management provides a species with the physical and social environment that maximizes its survivorship. To determine this, survivorship comparisons with wild populations and long‐term evaluations of captive populations are important. Here we provide both for orangutans. We show that survivorship has increased during the past 60 years for captive orangutan populations in zoo…
Animal Tool Behavior
Effect of repeated exposures and sociality on novel food acceptance and consumption by orangutans
Orangutans ( Pongo spp .) have deeper, more efficient sleep than baboons ( Papio papio ) in captivity
The nightly construction of arboreal sleeping platforms or "nests" has been observed among every great ape population studied to date. However, this behavior has never been reported in any other nonhuman primate and comparisons between ape and monkey sleep illuminate the link between sleeping substrates, positional behavior, and sleep efficiency. Here, we compare sleep depth and efficiency and night-time positional behavior between a large-bodied…
Orangutan strategies for solving a visuospatial memory task
The popular game known as Concentration (also commonly referred to as Memory), in which players search for matching pairs among a grid of face‐down cards, provides a robust platform for examining visuospatial memory in a simple and nonverbal way. Five orangutans ( Pongo ssp.) at the Indianapolis Zoo were given a modified version of the Concentration Game in which three cards were shown face‐down on a computer screen, two of which matched each oth…
Primate Behavior and Ecology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Zoology (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Animal ecology (2 works) · Captivity (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)