Is it time for insect researchers to consider their subjects' welfare?

Crump, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0003-4485-5740, Gibbons, Matilda, Barrett, Meghan, Birch, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-7517-4759 and Chittka, Lars (2023) Is it time for insect researchers to consider their subjects' welfare? PLoS Biology, 21 (6). e3002138. ISSN 1545-7885

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s).
Divisions:	CPNSS Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology S Agriculture R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2023 15:15
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2025 05:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119421

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