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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduate in Biological Sciences at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP - (1989), master's at Zoology from UNESP (1993) and Ph.D. at Zoology from UNESP (1999). Post-doc at ISPA, Portugal (behavioural endocrinology). Expertise in Animal Behavior and Physiology, regarding social interactions, social stress, welfare and cognitive ability in fishes. Former Coordinatior of Animal Biology Graduation Program; and Associate Editor in Ethology of the Journal of Neotropical Ichthyology. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-3035. elianegfreitas@gmail.com; eliane.g.freotas@unesp.br (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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This project aims to apply body tactile stimulation (like human touch or therapeutic massage) to improve fish welfare. For this, we developed an apparatus made of plastic sticks containing silicone bristles on their sides, which are lined up in the center of the aquarium and through which the fish cross, receiving tactile stimulation. In previous studies, we observed a reduction in aggres…
The cerebral organization in social animals can be explained by both, phylogenetic relationships (i.e., the brain evolves by a line of interrelationship between species) and by the selection of structures driven by the complexity of the social environment. The aim of this study is to compare the possible association between social behavior, brain complexity and cognitive ability in close …
Dr. Victoria Braithwaite (Penn State University, USA) is a researcher with widespread experience on cognition and welfare in fishes. She will visit the UNESP from 29th April to 3rd May 2013. In this period she will advise and participate of data analysis of the Master Thesis study entitled "Effect of social isolation on learning in Cichlasoma paranaense" (FAPESP, 2012/10903-50), in which…
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Body tactile stimulation (TS), similar to human therapeutic massage, has been used to increase welfare in fish, by reducing stress. In previous studies, we observed a reduction in aggressiveness and an increase in growth in Nile tilapia, demonstrating that TS is a promising tool to improve the welfare of this species. However, this is a new topic whose mechanisms are little explored. Thus…
Tactile body stimulation, similar to human therapeutic massage, reduces aggression and in territorial fish. This effect may occur by reducing the attacks from dominant fish or by the faster appearance of appeasement behaviors by the subordinate ones. The aim of this study is to test the effect of body tactile stimulation on appeasement behavior in the cichlid fish Geophagus iporangensis. …
The Cichlid fish family shows a great species richness, especially in the African and Neotropical regions. It is represented by important species for aquaculture, as well as for behavioral research. The independent evolution of cichlids in the great African lakes, plus the complexity of their social behavior, has been generating great interest from the scientific community that has been w…
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Tactile stimulation reduces aggression and stress in teleost fish. Some studies have shown that brain monoamines (dopamine and serotonin) are associated with tactile stimulation, reducing aggression, anxiety and stress in mammals. Therefore, monoamines seem to be part of the physiological mechanism associated with these factors. Therefore, we will test the association between brain monoa…
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