Sorg, Tamara Isabelle
Hegemann, Arne
Cousseau, Laurence
Kung’u, Gladys Nyakeru
Heiskanen, Janne
Pellikka, Petri
Githiru, Mwangi
Lens, Luc
Apfelbeck, Beate https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-7060
Funding for this research was provided by:
Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
Article History
Received: 15 June 2025
Revised: 2 November 2025
Accepted: 10 November 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: We followed all applicable international, national, and institutional guidelines for the use of animals. The protocol was reviewed and approved by local authorities (National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation of Kenya (NACOSTI/P/20/7374, NACOSTI/P/16/61881/14065, NACOSTI/P/18/61881/18658, NACOSTI/P/19/61881/27686, NACOSTI/P/20/3322, NACOSTI/P/21/8581, NACOSTI/NCST/RCD/17/012/33), the Kenyan Wildlife Service - Biodiversity Research and Monitoring (KWS/BRM/5001) and the Ghent University ethical committee (EC2022-073)).
: Not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: We declare we have no competing interests.