Cáceres Apaza, Daniel P.
Fernández, Gustavo J.
Garrido Coria, Paula S.
Arrieta, Ramiro S.
Llambías, Paulo E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9412-5167
Funding for this research was provided by:
FONCyT (PICT 2010–1033, PICT 2015–0569, 2017-0460)
CONICET (PIP 11220100100039)
Article History
Received: 31 August 2023
Revised: 4 April 2024
Accepted: 11 April 2024
First Online: 29 April 2024
Declarations
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: Fieldwork permits (res 459, 946, 1217, 1564, and 1797) were provided by the Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Mendoza, Argentina. During the study period (2012–2018), procedures involving live birds did not require ethical approval from the Animal Care Committee. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Males were collected following the “Guidelines to the use of wild birds in research” (Fair and Jones ); the protocol was approved by Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Mendoza, Argentina (res 1564). The specimens were deposited in the Colecciones Ornitología IADIZA.
: The authors have no financial or non-financial interests to disclose.