Stewart, Jana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-680X
Ockert, Lucy E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9796-3772
Hawke, Tahneal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9225-5163
Power, Michelle https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3160-4301
Bino, Gilad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-4057
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of New South Wales
Article History
Received: 25 October 2025
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 12 May 2026
Declarations
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: All platypuses were captured and handled under UNSW AEC ethics (19/142A and 22/130B), DPIE scientific licenses (SL101655 and LT201933), and DPIE scientific collection permits (P15/0096 − 2.0 & OUT20/15426).
: The authors declare no competing interests.