Emotional contagion, the emotional state‐matching of an individual with another, seems to
be crucial for many social species. In recent years evidence on emotional contagion in …

The aim of this review is to discuss recent arguments and findings in the comparative study
of empathy. Based on a multidisciplinary approach including psychology and ethology, we …

Social buffering of stress refers to the effect of a social partner in reducing the cortisol or
corticosterone response to a stressor. It has been well studied in mammals, particularly …

Affective empathy, the ability to share the emotions of others, is an important contributor to
the richness of our emotional experiences. Here, we review evidence that rodents show …

Predators can induce extreme stress and profound physiological responses in prey. Insects
are the most dominant animal group on Earth and serve as prey for many different predators …

Empathy is critical to adjusting our behavior to the state of others. The past decade
dramatically deepened our understanding of the biological origin of this capacity. We now …

In mammalian research, the implementation of the 3Rs is ubiquitous. However, the
adaptation of procedures for experimental work on fish seems less extensive in comparison …

The ecotoxicity of untreated tannery effluent (UTE) in several animal models has been
reported; however, its effects on fish behavior, and neurotoxicity, remain unknown. Thus, the …

Emotional contagion has recently been described in fish but whether it is affected by
familiarity is not known. We tested whether the sight of a distressed conspecific elicited fear …

Due to human activities, there is an increasing presence of agrochemicals residues in water
bodies, which could be attributed to an increased use of these chemicals, incorrect disposal …