Boys, Rebecca M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6427-800X
Kot, Brian C. W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8932-1884
Lye, Gordon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2096-4128
Beausoleil, Ngaio J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4592-0460
Hunter, Stuart
Stockin, Karen A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-3983
Funding for this research was provided by:
Massey University
Article History
Received: 6 September 2024
Accepted: 9 September 2024
First Online: 17 September 2024
Declarations
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: This project was evaluated by Massey University Animal Ethics Committee and approved under notification numbers 20/10 and 20/27. The project was also evaluated by Massey University Human Ethics Committee and approved under notification number NOR 20/53. The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Research permits from the New Zealand Department of Conservation were approved following indigenous Māori (Iwi) consultation, under permit numbers 86298-MAR (live animals) and 39239-MAR (biological samples).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: The authors affirm that human research participants provided informed consent for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.