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Received: 3 December 2024

Accepted: 23 January 2026

First Online: 5 February 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All handling with organisms were conducted according to the principles of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, Vodňany, based on the EU harmonized animal welfare act of Czech Republic. The entire study were approved by Ethical I (IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee). The principles of laboratory animal care and the national laws 246/1992 and regulations on animal welfare were followed (Ref. number 22761/2009–17210). This study is reported in accordance with Arrive guidelines ( ). The noble crayfish were sampled under the permit from the Šumava Protected Landscape Area (Ref. number NPS 03232/2011). No specific permissions were required for working with plants. Nevertheless, All procedures were conducted according to Czech law and in accordance to the standard guidelines.