ArticlePLoS biology2023
Is it time for insect researchers to consider their subjects' welfare?
Article in PLoS biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- From nociception in aneural animals to human suffering: toward a comparative biology of pain.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Review
- Assessing the limits of delay of gratification in bumble bees.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Use of Hive Debris to Detect Acute Bee Paralysis Virus, Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus and Deformed Wing Virus in Honey Bees: An Innovative and Non-Invasive Approach.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- A female sterilization method for use in field-based behavioral studies of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis).Journal of insect science (Online) · 2025Article
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- Pain Research and Treatment: Policy Implications.Policy insights from the behavioral and brain sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that at least some insect species might plausibly feel pain. These findings should prompt researchers to think about the welfare implications of insect experiments.
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