Reiners, Tobias Erik https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6481-8109
Prochotta, David https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6275-7752
Schell, Tilman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-6018
Greve, Carola https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-1378
Hamadou, Alexander Ben https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9826-902X
Gerheim, Charlotte https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0763-4780
Ortega, Juan-Manuel https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8231-6191
Nowak, Carsten https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-1951
Nebenführ, Marcel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8802-2105
Janke, Axel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9394-1904
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hessian Agency for Nature Conservation, Environment and Geology (HLNUG) - Lore-Steubing-Institute
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt
Article History
Received: 17 September 2024
Accepted: 13 August 2025
First Online: 15 September 2025
Declarations
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: The capture and breeding of European hamsters are part of an assisted migration program and approved by the Hessian veterinary authorities on 03/03/2022 and 06/03/2022 (Veterinäramt Gießen §11 TierSchG, Regierungspräsidium Gießen, §8 Abs. 1 TierSchG, §11 TierSchG) as well as the Hessian nature conservation authority on 12/03/2020 (Regierungspräsidium Gießen, document no.: 2020/1061486).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.