The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is emerging as a new important species for studying
mechanisms of brain function and dysfunction. Focusing on selected central nervous system …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants increasingly
prescribed to treat patients with clinical depression. As a result of the significant negative …

Welfare assessment currently is less well-characterized for aquatic animals and the classical
methodologies used for terrestrial animals are not adequate to improve our knowledge …

Coping styles consist of a coherent set of individual physiological and behavioral differences
in stress responses that are consistent across time and context. Such consistent inter …

Unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) and developmental social isolation are often
utilized in laboratory animals to mimic unpredictable life stressors and early life adversity …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is used as an emergent model organism to investigate the
behavioral and physiological responses to stress. The anxiolytic-like effects of taurine in …

Sex differences in life history, physiology, and behavior are nearly ubiquitous across taxa,
owing to sex-specific selection that arises from different reproductive strategies of the sexes …

Stocking density is considered a stress factor for fish and is therefore one of the numerous
concerns about fish welfare in an aquaculture context. Stress coping styles (SCS) are …

Antagonist and long-lasting environmental manipulations (EM) have successfully induced or
reduced the stress responses and quality of life of zebrafish. For instance, environmental …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as a model species for translational research in
various neuroscience areas, including depressive disorders. Because of their physiological …