Castelló, Guillermo Mironenko http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6906-1461
Jamodiong, Emmeline A. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9483-1531
Lalas, Jue Alef Avanzado http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-0569
Mehrotra, Rahul http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-1017
Reimer, James Davis http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-8804
Funding for this research was provided by:
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Article History
Received: 11 May 2023
Revised: 18 September 2023
Accepted: 28 September 2023
First Online: 13 November 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors followed all applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for animal testing, animal care and use of animals.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from Okinawa Prefecture (Permit No. 1504 to JDR).
: The specimens collected during this study have been deposited in the Fujukan University of the Ryukyus Museum under the corresponding specimen numbers.
: GMC and JDR conceived and designed research. GMC, RM, and JDR performed field surveys. GMC, EAJ, and JAAL performed molecular experiments and analyses. GMC wrote the manuscript. All authors edited the manuscript, and all authors read and approved the manuscript.