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Conspecific and Human Sociality in the Domestic Cat: Consideration of Proximate Mechanisms, Human Selection and Implications for Cat Welfare by Finka, Lauren R

“…Sociality can be broadly defined as the ability and tendency of individuals to reside in social groups with either conspecifics and/or other species. More…”
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Owner personality and the wellbeing of their cats share parallels with the parent-child relationship by Finka, Lauren R, Ward, Joanna, Farnworth, Mark J, Mills, Daniel S

“…Human personality may substantially affect the nature of care provided to dependants. This link has been well researched in parents and children, however,…”
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Indoors or Outdoors? An International Exploration of Owner Demographics and Decision Making Associated with Lifestyle of Pet Cats by Foreman-Worsley, Rachel, Finka, Lauren R, Ward, Samantha J, Farnworth, Mark J

“…Outdoor access for owned domestic cats ( ) is a divisive issue. Cat safety, mental and physical wellbeing, infectious diseases, and wildlife depredation are…”
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Automated recognition of pain in cats by Feighelstein, Marcelo, Shimshoni, Ilan, Finka, Lauren R., Luna, Stelio P. L., Mills, Daniel S., Zamansky, Anna

“…Facial expressions in non-human animals are closely linked to their internal affective states, with the majority of empirical work focusing on facial shape…”
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Geometric morphometrics for the study of facial expressions in non-human animals, using the domestic cat as an exemplar by Finka, Lauren R., Luna, Stelio P., Brondani, Juliana T., Tzimiropoulos, Yorgos, McDonagh, John, Farnworth, Mark J., Ruta, Marcello, Mills, Daniel S.

“…Facial expression is a common channel for the communication of emotion. However, in the case of non-human animals, the analytical methods used to quantify…”
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Investigation of humans individual differences as predictors of their animal interaction styles, focused on the domestic cat by Finka, Lauren R., Ripari, Lucia, Quinlan, Lindsey, Haywood, Camilla, Puzzo, Jo, Jordan, Amelia, Tsui, Jaclyn, Foreman-Worsley, Rachel, Dixon, Laura, Brennan, Marnie L.

“…Humans’ individual differences including their demographics, personality, attitudes and experiences are often associated with important outcomes for the…”
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Providing Humans With Practical, Best Practice Handling Guidelines During Human-Cat Interactions Increases Cats' Affiliative Behaviour and Reduces Aggression and Signs of Conflict by Haywood, Camilla, Ripari, Lucia, Puzzo, Jo, Foreman-Worsley, Rachel, Finka, Lauren R.

“…The importance of animals' experiences and associated comfort during Human-Animal Interactions (HAI), and particularly Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI), are…”
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The Application of Geometric Morphometrics to Explore Potential Impacts of Anthropocentric Selection on Animals' Ability to Communicate via the Face: The Domestic Cat as a Case Study by Finka, Lauren R, Luna, Stelio P L, Mills, Daniel S, Farnworth, Mark J

“…During their domestication via artificial selection, humans have substantially modified the morphology and thus visual appearance of non-human animals. While…”
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Are multi-cat homes more stressful? A critical review of the evidence associated with cat group size and wellbeing by Finka, Lauren R, Foreman-Worsley, Rachel

“…Objectives The primary objective of this review was to conduct a systematic critical appraisal of published literature, in order to assess the evidence…”
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critically appraised topic (CAT) to compare the effects of single and multi-cat housing on physiological and behavioural measures of stress in domestic cats in confined environments by Finka, Lauren R, Ellis, Sarah LH, Stavisky, Jenny

“…BACKGROUND: Domestic cats have evolved from solitary, asocial predators and whilst they may display social behaviours, they can still exist as solitary…”
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