Meretta, P. E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3912-6175
Sirito, S. Martin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-0190
Schejter, L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5443-4048
Tapia, A. Puente https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5815-2600
Bremec, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5342-7997
Genzano, G. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-7648
Funding for this research was provided by:
Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (2019-4233)
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (EXA 1130/23, EXA 1093/22)
Article History
Received: 11 April 2024
Revised: 9 September 2024
Accepted: 13 September 2024
First Online: 8 October 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: No animal testing was performed during this study.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the responsible authorities and are mentioned in the acknowledgements, if applicable. The study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.
: All data generated during this study are available in the CONICET. Scientist data repository:
: PEM performed conceptualization and statistical analysis and wrote the first version of the manuscript with contributions from the other co-authors; SMS processed samples in the laboratory and data analysis; APT and LS performed field sampling on board of the RV “Puerto Deseado” and sampling processing; LS, CB, and GG performed conceptualization, species recognition, and manuscript writing. All authors performed the review of the final version of the manuscript.