Montalvo-Gil, Juan Manuel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8466-3976
Azorit, Concepción https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9538-7110
García-Molina, Diego Francisco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-3248
Valderrama-Zafra, José Manuel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6299-5539
Rubio-Paramio, Miguel Ángel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1079-2323
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad de Jaén , España
Article History
Received: 3 June 2024
Accepted: 22 November 2024
First Online: 3 December 2024
Declarations
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: All specimens used in this study came from authorized hunts during the official hunting season in the study área. Current regulations on animal protection and bioethics were complied with. This study complied with all Andalusian, Spanish and European legal requirements and guidelines regarding experimentation and animal welfare. It was approved by the Committee on Ethics of Animal Experimentation of the University of Jaén and authorized by the General Direction of Agriculture and Livestock of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment of the Junta de Andalucía. No special permits from the bioethics committees were required. The datasets and specimens of the current study, stored at the University of Jaén, may be available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author and head of the Research Group PAI-RNM-175 and Vertebrate Laboratory.
: The authors declare no competing interests.