Personality assessment in African elephants (Loxodonta africana): Comparing the temporal stability of ethological coding versus trait rating
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2013Journal title
Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceVolume
149Issue
1-4Begin page
55End page
62
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http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168159113002323Abstract
The consistency of personality assessment was addressed in this study of 12 zoological African elephants living at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, CA, USA during the 2010 and 2011 summer seasons. Using 480 h of observational behavior data, three personality traits were determined based on behavior events, with the most significant correlations (two-tailed rs > 0.77, P < 0.005) being playful, curious, and sociable….Type
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10.1016/j.applanim.2013.09.009
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