Childs, Alexandra K. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4150-6745
Feldmann, Carlina C. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1167-7811
Dyck, Julia https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3118-9404
Stoehr, Svenja https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0287-2140
Twiss, Sean D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1923-8874
Krüger, Oliver https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-4936
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Bielefeld
Article History
Received: 2 February 2026
Revised: 10 July 2026
Accepted: 14 July 2026
First Online: 22 July 2026
Declarations
<b>Ethics approval</b>: The study was carried out under permits PC-83-22, PC-83-23, and PC-83-24 issued and approved by the Galápagos National Park. All data collection followed the ethical guidelines set forth by Sikes and Gannon ( ) and protocols were revised on an annual basis to evolve with current ethical standards and welfare.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.