"Pain and fish welfare" by Eliane Gonçalves-de-Freitas

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Citation

Gonçalves-de-Freitas, Eliane (2016) Pain and fish welfare. Animal Sentience 3(22)

Author Website

http://lattes.cnpq.br/8774908691587814

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Invited Commentary

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Brian Key, Why fish do not feel pain

Abstract

The evolutionary approach of Key’s (2016) target article, generically comparing humans with fish of all kinds, is simplistic. The author ignores published research on structural and molecular aspects of pain in fish. The target article reads more like a selective polemic against fish welfare than an even-handed analysis.

Author Biography

Eliane Gonçalves de Freitas elianeg@ibilce.unesp.br, Professor of Animal Behavior and Physiology at University of the São Paulo State, does research on fish social behavior, cognition, stress and welfare. http://lattes.cnpq.br/8774908691587814

DOI

10.51291/2377-7478.1058

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