Islam, Tabinda
Yañez-Guerra, Luis A.
Semmens, Dean C.
Beskeen, Riley T.
Egertová, Michaela
Elphick, Maurice R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-0048
Funding for this research was provided by:
Islamic Development Bank (600042746)
Queen Mary University of London
Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (418612)
Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2016-353)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/M001644/1)
Article History
Received: 7 October 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 18 February 2026
Declarations
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: Experimental research on the starfish Asterias rubens was approved by the Queen Mary University of London Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.