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Zoo visitor effect on mammal behaviour: does noise matter?

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Quadros, Sandra, Goulart, Vinicius D.L., Passos, Luiza, Vecci, Marco A.M., Young, Robert J.·2014·Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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  • Quadros et al. (2014) found significant behavioral differences at the individual level in response to visitor noise.

    “Although Quadros et al. (2014) did not specify elephants in their study of the effects of visitor noise on 12 mammal species, they found significant behavioral differences at the individual level.”

    From Continuing challenges of elephant captivity: the captive environment, health issues, and welfare implications (2024) · cites this paper as Quadros et al., 2014

    The Results (3.2 Behaviour, pp. 10–11) report no statistically significant behavioural differences between higher and lower noise levels, rather than significant differences at the individual level. The paper also explicitly includes elephants among the animals studied (3.1 Noise levels, p. 9), contrary to the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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  • Noise generated by zoo visitors negatively affects the welfare of individual animals, especially when noise amplitude exceeds 70 dB(A).

    “They concluded that the noise generated by zoo visitors negatively affects the welfare of individual animals, especially when noise amplitude exceeded 70 dB(A).”

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  1. Mason, G.J., 1991. Stereotypies: a critical review. Anim. Behav. 41, 1015-1037. 401

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Authors
Quadros, S., Goulart, V. D. L., Passos, L., Vecci, M. A. M., & Young, R. J.
Affiliations
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (BR)
  • Ministry of Education (BR)
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
Corresponding author
Young, Robert J.
Venue
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-07
Volume
156
Pages
78-84
ISSN
0168-1591 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1988995028
Cited by
135
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3
FWCI
5.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science (publishedVersion)
  • Liverpool John Moores University (submittedVersion)
  • University of Salford Institutional Repository (University of Salford) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
University of Salford Manchester
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Noise Effects and Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
Keywords
zoo animal welfare, sound pressure level, vigilance behavior, enclosure use, animal movement, noise pollution, audience size, visitor education

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