{Reference Type}: Journal Article {Title}: Making a case for the free exploratory paradigm: animal welfare-friendly assays that enhance heterozygosity and ecological validity. {Author}: Parsons MH;Stryjek R;Fendt M;Kiyokawa Y;Bebas P;Blumstein DT; {Journal}: Front Behav Neurosci {Volume}: 17 {Issue}: 0 {Year}: 2023 {Factor}: 3.617 {DOI}: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1228478