09 Jan Publications Primate tourism 2023-01-09 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Primate tourism, where people travel and see non-human primates, is a rapidly growing activity. This chapter introduces the history and...Continue reading
09 Jan Publications The past, present, and future of the primate pet trade 2023-01-09 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Pet primates are those kept typically for companionship, enjoyment, and status, although their uses as pets may extend beyond these par...Continue reading
12 Dec Publications Age, empathy, familiarity, domestication and call features enhance human perception of animal emotion expressions 2022-12-12 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Vocalizations constitute an effective way to communicate both emotional arousal (bodily activation) and valence (negative/positive). Th...Continue reading
23 Oct Publications Goat kid recognition of their mothers’ calls is not impacted by changes in fundamental frequency or formants 2022-12-12 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Features varying more between than within individuals are considered as potential cues for individual recognition. According to the sou...Continue reading
16 Sep Publications Dairy vs beef production – expert views on welfare of cattle in common food production systems 2022-09-16 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Consumers’ views and concerns about the welfare of farm animals may play an important role in their decision to consume dairy, meat and...Continue reading
11 Jun Publications Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primate research and conservation 2022-06-11 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments There is evidence to suggest that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may hamper our achievement of the Sustainable Develo...Continue reading
07 Jun Publications Cross-species discrimination of vocal expression of emotional valence by Equidae and Suidae 2022-06-07 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Background Discrimination and perception of emotion expression regulate interactions between conspecifics and can lead to emotional con...Continue reading
28 Mar Publications Scaling of maneuvering performance in baleen whales: larger whales outperform expectations 2022-03-28 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Despite their enormous size, whales make their living as voracious predators. To catch their much smaller, more maneuverable prey, they...Continue reading
09 Mar Publications Classification of pig calls produced from birth to slaughter according to their emotional valence and context of production 2022-03-09 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Vocal expression of emotions has been observed across species and could provide a non-invasive and reliable means to assess animal emot...Continue reading
15 Feb Publications Monetary value of live trade in a commonly traded primate, the long-tailed macaque, based on global trade statistics 2022-02-15 Posted by Romain Lefèvre 0 comments Non-human primates (primates) are regarded as key research subjects for pre-clinical trials of several drugs aimed to alleviate human s...Continue reading