Ruszkowski, Jakub Jędrzej https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-0107
Zdun, Maciej https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1126-1084
Arciszewski, Marcin Bartłomiej https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3643-3524
Funding for this research was provided by:
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu (506.539.05.00)
Article History
Received: 16 September 2024
Accepted: 5 November 2024
First Online: 19 November 2024
Declarations
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: All procedures done to accomplish the goal of the study were approved and carried out in accordance with the appropriate regulations and permits (Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Poznan (Poland): WPN-II.6401.366.2020.TE) due to the fact that hedgehogs are protected by Polish law (Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 16 December 2016), on the protection of animal species (Journal of Laws, item 2183) and (Journal of Laws 2020, item 26).No approval of research ethics committees was required to accomplish the goals of this study because experimental work was conducted only on cadavers. All procedures involving cadavers in accordance with the law of 15 January 2015 on the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes do not require the approval of the local ethics committee (Journal of Laws 2015, item 266).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.