Motlhaping, Tshepang
Ramatla, Tsepo
Thekisoe, Oriel
Khasapane, Ntelekwane George
Lekota, Kgaugelo E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (GUN: CSUR23030681021)
Article History
Received: 13 July 2025
Revised: 14 October 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 28 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Ethics of North–West University Committee (NWU-00776–21-A9). The scientific committee of the Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management of NWU approved all methods in this study. All experimental procedures were conducted by qualified personnel strictly adhering to the university’s ethical standards and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.