Library
Browse resources published by our research team.
In addition to full texts of our peer-reviewed articles, our library includes research digests that break down our peer-reviewed articles; in-depth reports that thoroughly examine a topic; commentaries that explain the significance of particular issues in wild animal welfare science; and short communications that briefly survey a field or topic.
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Ready to go wild? Factors affecting the representation and contribution of veterinarians in a selection of wildlife-oriented research disciplines
Michaël Beaulieu et al.
Beaulieu, M., et al. (2026). Ready to go wild? Factors affecting the representation and contribution of veterinarians in a selection of wildlife-oriented research disciplines. Research in Veterinary Science, 208, Article 106229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2026.106229
Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes
Beaulieu, M. (2026). Considering affective state as a central component of the response of animals to environmental changes. Biology Letters, 22(1), Article 20250424. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0424
Rehabilitating wild animal welfare: A focus on veterinary rescue and rehabilitation interventions
Beaulieu, M. (2025). Rehabilitating wild animal welfare: A focus on veterinary rescue and rehabilitation interventions. Research in Veterinary Science, 186, Article 105582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105582
Plugging biologging into animal welfare: An opportunity for advancing wild animal welfare science
Michaël Beaulieu, Michaela Masilkova
Beaulieu, M., & Masilkova, M. (2024). Plugging biologging into animal welfare: An opportunity for advancing wild animal welfare science. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15(12), 2172–2188. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14441
Oxidative status: A general but overlooked indicator of welfare across animal species?
Beaulieu, M. (2024). Oxidative status: A general but overlooked indicator of welfare across animal species? BioEssays, 46(8), Article 2300205. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202300205
Validating physiological markers as welfare indicators: the case of oxidative stress
This research note is an extension of Michaël Beaulieu's paper, “Oxidative status: A general but overlooked indicator of welfare across animal species?,” which was published on June 4, 2024, in BioEssays’ “Problems & Paradigms” rubric.
Capturing wild animal welfare: A physiological perspective
Beaulieu, M. (2024). Capturing wild animal welfare: A physiological perspective. Biological Reviews, 99(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13009
Quantifying the neglectedness of wild animal welfare
Michaël Beaulieu's deep dive examines the quality and quantity of mentions of wild animal welfare in the scientific literature and finds it to be a neglected research area.
Welfare and physiology: a complicated relationship
This research note is an extension of Michaël Beaulieu's paper, Capturing wild animal welfare: a physiological perspective, which was published August 27, 2023, by Biological Reviews online.