Dionisio-da-Silva, Welton http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-4418
de Araujo Lira, André Felipe
de Albuquerque, Cleide Maria Ribeiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (307759/2015-6)
Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco (APQ- 0.437-2.04/15)
Article History
Received: 8 May 2019
Revised: 22 July 2019
Accepted: 30 August 2019
First Online: 12 September 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This article did not contain any studies with human participants and also did not involve endangered or protected species. It was approved by Sistema de Autorização e Informação em Biodiversidade/Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (SISBIO/ICMBIO no. 36336-1) and complied with Brazilian law. All procedures of this work were determined to assure the animals’ welfare. Animal collection and handling was conducted with the use of tweezers without harming the animals. The experiments were conducted with only healthy animals. Water supply and shelters were made available for the animals during the experimental trials, and food was also made available during their rearing. Application of non-toxic paint markings on the individuals during the experiments is a minimally invasive technique. The animals were returned to the wild after the study.
: This article did not contain any studies with human participants.