Aguayo-Adán, Juan Antonio
Santoro, Simone https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0986-3278
Villafuerte, Rafael https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7582-4299
Delibes-Mateos, Miguel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-5935
Castro, Francisca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3696-5897
Almeida, Tereza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8540-8301
Abrantes, Joana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-7134
Rouco, Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1026-3253
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad de Sevilla
Article History
Received: 20 June 2025
Accepted: 18 September 2025
First Online: 21 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors confirm that the ethical policies of the journal, as noted on the journal’s author guidelines page, have been adhered to. No ethical approval was required, as no animals were killed specifically for this study. Samples were collected from wild rabbits legally hunted during the official hunting season in full compliance with Spanish regulations. No ethical approval by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee was deemed necessary.
: Authors declare no conflicts of interests. One of the authors of this article, C. Rouco, is a member of the editorial board of Mammalian Biology.