Altwasser, Robert
Paz, Arnon
Korol, Abraham
Manov, Irena
Avivi, Aaron
Shams, Imad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-2928
Funding for this research was provided by:
John Templeton Foundation (5305)
Article History
Received: 12 September 2018
Accepted: 26 December 2018
First Online: 8 January 2019
Ethics approval
: All animal protocols were approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (Permit# 193/10), following the Guidelines for Use and Handling of Experimental Animals, the Council for Experimental Animals, Ministry of Health, Israel. <i>Spalax</i> is declared as unprotected pest in Israel; therefore, permission is not required to capture animals in the wild.
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