Shah, Harsh https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1706-0840
Dan, Nehareeka https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9397-5903
Salunke, Ankita https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2487-4829
Bhatt, Himadri https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6584-478X
Bulusu, Sripriya https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7045-7636
Upadhyay, Prince https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9696-2585
Ramachandran, A. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2326-0994
Pandya, Parth https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0379-8161
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (CRG/ 2018/000992)
Article History
Received: 18 November 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 22 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Department of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Protocol number– MSU-Z/IAEC‐2/08‐2018).
: Not Applicable.