Welfare of zebra finches used in research
Homare Yamahachi, Anja T. Zai, Ryosuke O. Tachibana, Anna E. Stepien, Diana I. Rodrigues, Sophie Cavé-Lopez, Gagan Narula, Juneseung Lee, Ziqiang Huang, Heiko Hörster, Daniel Düring, Richard H. R. Hahnloser
The paper reviews manipulations in zebra finch research and assesses their impact on animal welfare, identifying singing rate as a potential welfare indicator.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2017 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition