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Authors
Burgos, Tamara https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1879-6134
Virgós, Emilio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9528-0786
Carmona, Guillermo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-4163
Martin-Garcia, Sara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2814-3674
Hernández-Hérnandez, Javier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7267-6961
Bandeira, Victor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-3372
Quiles, Pablo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3622-8184
Palacín, Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6653-9207
Martín, Carlos A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6865-9376
Barrientos, Rafael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-3214
Horreo, Jose L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9851-7651
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad de Cadiz
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Article History
Received: 13 October 2025
Accepted: 28 February 2026
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
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: The project was approved by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) Animal Welfare Committee (O.H. (CEA)-UCM–2722042021-2021). Permits for European polecat ( M. putorius ) sampling were obtained from the relevant authorities (Ref: 10/036353.9/22, 2021/1447001, DGNMB/SEN/avp_21_199, AUT-TO-48/21). Domestic ferrets ( M. putorius furo ) were sampled with the consent of their owners.
: The first author is a subject editor for Mammalian Biology.
