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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Welfare implications of injuries and deformities in wild fish
Eckerström Liedholm, S. (2026). Welfare implications of injuries and deformities in wild fish. Animal Welfare, 35, Article e28. https://doi:10.1017/awf.2026.10083
Research sense: Incorporating animals’ sensory capacities in animal care and study design
Mal Graham, Bob Fischer
Graham M., Fischer B. (2026). Research sense: Incorporating animals’ sensory capacities in animal care and study design. Laboratory Animals. 2026; 60(2):220-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/00236772251385784. (First published online December 14, 2025.)
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
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.