Funding for this research was provided by:
PEDECIBA (Caldeyro-Barcia National Science Award)
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (Postdoctoral fellowship)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI))
Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica (Programa de Apoyo a la Investigación Estudiantil (PAIE))
Article History
Received: 16 June 2020
Revised: 23 January 2021
Accepted: 11 February 2021
First Online: 8 March 2021
Declarations
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: In Uruguay, there is only an institution regulating the use of animals under laboratory conditions (CHEA), but it does not include invertebrates. However, we confirm that this research complied with the standards and procedures for the use of animals and did not include neither cruelty nor risk of endangered populations or species. Additionally, the collections were done in a protected area with the support of the Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (SNAP), Uruguay.
: The authors declare no competing interests.