Reyes-Puig, Carolina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-8698
Brito-Zapata, David https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-0555
Guayasamin, Juan M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0098-978X
Vieira, José https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-0362
Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6132-2738
Article History
Received: 1 July 2025
Accepted: 11 December 2025
First Online: 30 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors state that they have no financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the preparation of this scientific article.
: All research procedures and specimen collection were conducted under permits issued by the competent environmental authority, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment, under permits No. 018–2017-IC-FAU-DNB/MAE and No. 019–2018-IC-FAU-DNB/MAE.