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Stenger, Pierre-Louis https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-8085
Bonneville, Claire Daisy https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9885-0176
Anton-Leberre, Véronique https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-4295
Cleguer, Christophe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-336X
Fauvelot, Cécile https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0806-1222
Garrigue, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-3370
Derville, Solène https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-7921
Majorel, Clarisse https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0404-2692
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Département Soutien et Formation, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (#C.1824-23)
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Article History
Received: 10 March 2025
Accepted: 19 June 2025
First Online: 25 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: All permits required to capture and satellite-track dugongs were obtained from the James Cook University Animal Ethics Committee (A1735 and A1936), Murdoch University (R3169/19), and the North (60912155-2013/JJC and 609011-52/2019/DE/JJC) and South (3616 − 2011/ARR/DENV and 3157 − 2012/ARR/DENV) Provinces of New Caledonia. Captured dugongs were handled in strict accordance with local and international regulations using expert, veterinary advice (Mark Flint pers. comm.). Dugong skin samples were collected as part of a satellite tracking study and have contributed to multiple different studies (Garrigue et al. ; Thibault et al. ; Verger et al., In Prep), following ethical standards to maximize data and knowledge generated, while minimizing the number of animals impacted.
