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Research Report: A genetic basis for potential nociception in lac bugs (Kerria lacca; Hemiptera: Kerriidae)
Prepared by: Claudinéia Pereira Costa, PhD; Meghan Barrett, PhD Note: This report has not been peer-reviewed and has only been generated for the Forum. Results should be interpreted with caution, though we do follow peer-reviewed methodologies.
Ethics review for insect research in the United Kingdom: Patterns, drivers and perceived impact on research quality and process
Corresponding Author Jessica Eleanor Stokes Royal Entomological Society, The Mansion House, St Albans, UK ProScience Ltd, Dursley, Gloucestershire, UK Correspondence Jessica Eleanor Stokes, Royal Entomological Society, The Mansion House, St Albans, UK. Email: jessica@royensoc.co.uk Contribution: Writing - review & editing, Writing - original draft, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Conceptualization Search for more papers by this author
Beyond the Exhibit: Addressing the Welfare of Feeder Animals in Zoological Institutions
1 Introduction Feeder animals—live animals such as mice, fish, and invertebrates used as feed for other species—often far exceed the number of exhibit animals at zoological institutions. While comprehensive data on the number of feeder animals used by zoological institutions is lacking, one institution reported using over 250,000 feeder animals each week (Fischer 2025).
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