von Takach, Brenton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7999-3521
Santoro, Anthony https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4606-6294
Sturm, April L. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0242-7926
Thorn, Kailah M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-835X
Beatty, Stephen J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2620-2826
Funding for this research was provided by:
Curtin University
Article History
Received: 25 March 2026
Accepted: 1 July 2026
First Online: 10 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics statement: All activities were conducted in accordance with the Australian Code of Practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes. Tissue samples were collected with permits/licences from the Curtin University Animal Ethics Committee (ARE2023-23), the Murdoch University Animal Ethics Committee (RW3332/21), the Western Australian Government Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (251252824; U18/2024–2026), and the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (FO25000587-2, FO25000094-9, FO25000006-26c).
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.