The light/dark preference test is commonly used to assess anxiety-like phenotypes and
validate the pharmacological effects of neuroactive compounds. This test has been recently …

In this study various species of captive marine fish and one species of squid were exposed
to the noise from a single air gun. Six trials were conducted off the coast of Western Australia …

The study of the causes and mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders requires the use
of non-human models for the test of scientific hypotheses as well as for use in pre-clinical …

The increase of global light emissions in recent years has highlighted the need for urgent
evaluation of their impacts on the behaviour, ecology and physiology of organisms …

The open tank paradigm, also known as novel tank diving test, is a protocol used to evaluate
the zebrafish behavior. Several characteristics have been described for this species …

Scototaxis, the preference for dark environments in detriment of bright ones, is an index of
anxiety in zebrafish. In this work, we analyzed avoidance of the white compartment by …

Fish are an important model for the pharmacological and toxicological characterization of
human pharmaceuticals in drug discovery, drug safety assessment and environmental …

Boscalid is a persistent fungicide that is frequently detected in surface waters and may be
neurotoxic to aquatic organisms. Herein, we evaluated the effects of environmentally …

As atmospheric CO2 levels rise, the CO2 concentration in ocean surface waters increases
through a process commonly referred to as ocean acidification. Recently, surprising …

Experimental exposure to ocean and freshwater acidification affects the behaviour of
multiple aquatic organisms in laboratory tests. One proposed cause involves an imbalance …