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Filatova, O. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1533-4807
Fedutin, I. D. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-0922
Belonovich, O. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-5023
Borisova, E. A.
Volkova, E. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1825-3391
Ivkovich, T. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9782-0440
Ismail, M. E. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8389-9489
Meschersky, I. G. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4739-3342
Titova, O. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-7177
Fomin, S. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-1460
Shpak, O. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-6319
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Received: 31 October 2022
Revised: 4 April 2023
Accepted: 8 June 2023
First Online: 25 January 2024
ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE
: All research activities were conducted in natural settings, involving wild animals, and adhered to the prevailing legislation of the Russian Federation and international guidelines. No formal ethical approval was required since the work involved photo and video recording and remote monitoring of animals not classified in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Biopsy sampling was carried out according to internationally approved procedures and took place within the framework of agreements on scientific cooperation between the Faculty of Biology of the Moscow State University, the Commander Islands Nature and Biosphere Reserve, and Beringia National Park. The research was conducted in alignment with the Scientific Work Plan of the Kamchatka Branch of the Pacific Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Program of the Permanent Expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the Study of Animals listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation, as well as other particularly vital fauna of Russia. The study also fell within the research topics of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology of the Faculty of Biology at Moscow State University, specifically under project nos. AAAA-A16-116021660072-8 and 121032300115-9.
: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
