Philosophical background of attitudes toward and treatment of invertebrates

ILAR Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Mather, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cephalopod; Consciousness; Contractarian; Ethics; Invertebrate; Nociception; Pain; Rights; Utilitarian

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ETHICS; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; PAIN;

EID: 80054020365     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.52.2.205     Document Type: Article

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