Arangüena-Proaño, Maite https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7435-9281
Zavalaga, Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1712-7334
Bugoni, Leandro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0689-7026
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande
Article History
Received: 26 August 2025
Accepted: 28 April 2026
First Online: 19 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests, financial or nonfinancial, that could have influenced the work reported in this paper.
: All the protocols adhered to established ethical guidelines for the use of wildlife in research, and permits were obtained from the appropriate authorities to ensure compliance with conservation regulations. All applicable international, national, and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. This study was approved by the Institutional Committee for Ethics in Research on Animals and Biodiversity of the Universidad Científica del Sur (Ethical Certificate No. 076-CIEI-A-CIENTIFICA 2020) and by the Ethics Committee on Animal Use (CEUA) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande – FURG (Brazil) under protocol number P009/2022.