Jacobs, Susanne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0918-9287
Edelhoff, Hendrik https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6354-8952
Ebert, Cornelia
Peters, Wibke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-428X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 26 June 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable to this study. Samples for this study were collected postmortem from individuals legally hunted under the Bavarian Hunting Law. All samples were obtained from the regular hunting bag on grounds of the Bavarian State Forests, therefore no animals were killed for the purpose of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.