Nicky McGrath
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Nicky McGrath has a total of 8 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Cathy Mary Dwyer
Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Veterinary Medicine and BioSciences, SRUC, Peter Wilson Building, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
1 shared publication Cjc Phillips
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, QLD, Australia
1 shared publicationClive J.C. Phillips
School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia
1 shared publicationIg Handel
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
1 shared publicationJk Walker
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, QLD, Australia
1 shared publication- Natalie Waran
Faculty of Education, Humanities and Health Science, Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s Bay, 4142, New Zealand
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 August 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Animal Behaviour
- Vol. 130, 79-96
Hens vary their vocal repertoire and structure when anticipating different types of reward
- 1 August 2017
- Published by Elsevier in Animal Behaviour
- Vol. 130, 79-96
Hens vary their vocal repertoire and structure when anticipating different types of reward
- 1 February 2014
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Welfare
- Vol. 23 (1) , 71-79
Does owning a companion animal influence the belief that animals experience emotions such as grief?
This paper investigates public attitudes towards emotional experiences in animals. We surveyed 1,000 members of the public to investigate how companion animal ownership affects the attribution of emotions to animals and beliefs about whether animals can grieve. Respondents who owned a companion animal were more likely to believe that some animals can experience grief compared with respondents that did not own a companion animal. The non-owning respondents were more likely to believe that animals do not experience emotions including: anxiety, distress or depression, do not show behavioural changes when they are experiencing grief and do not grieve as a result of separation from a conspecific. Our findings show that companion animal ownership plays a significant role in the public perception of the emotional experiences of animals and belief in the animals’ ability to grieve.
- 1 February 2014
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Welfare
- Vol. 23 (1) , 71-79
Does owning a companion animal influence the belief that animals experience emotions such as grief?
This paper investigates public attitudes towards emotional experiences in animals. We surveyed 1,000 members of the public to investigate how companion animal ownership affects the attribution of emotions to animals and beliefs about whether animals can grieve. Respondents who owned a companion animal were more likely to believe that some animals can experience grief compared with respondents that did not own a companion animal. The non-owning respondents were more likely to believe that animals do not experience emotions including: anxiety, distress or depression, do not show behavioural changes when they are experiencing grief and do not grieve as a result of separation from a conspecific. Our findings show that companion animal ownership plays a significant role in the public perception of the emotional experiences of animals and belief in the animals’ ability to grieve.