De Panis, Diego
Arantes, Larissa S.
Brown, Tom
Somenzi, Elisa
Wibbelt, Gudrun
Ballaco, Jennifer
Mountcastle, Jacquelyn
Brajuka, Nadolina
Joardar, Vinita S.
Fedrigo, Olivier
Thibaud-Nissen, Françoise
Ryder, Oliver A.
Jarvis, Erich
Lummaa, Virpi
Mazzoni, Camila J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
Article History
Received: 1 August 2025
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 13 April 2026
Declarations
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: All animal procedures described in this study were conducted in strict adherence to ethical guidelines and regulations governing animal research. The protocols for this research involving animals were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance under protocol number #15–017. There was no euthanasia or anesthesia performed for this study.
: Not applicable.
: O.F. contributed to this work while affiliated with the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory and is currently employed as Director of Genomic Resources at Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences. All other authors declare no competing interests.