García-Gallego, Alicia
Aznar, Francisco J.
Hernández-Orts, Jesús S.
Davison, Nicholas J.
Briscoe, Andrew G.
Loizaga, Rocío
Littlewood, D. Timothy J.
Fraija-Fernández, Natalia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministerio de Universidades (FPU21/01317)
SYNTHESYS Program, European Union (DE-TAF-8223)
Article History
Received: 3 May 2025
Accepted: 12 August 2025
First Online: 24 September 2025
Declarations
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: All applicable institutional, national, and international guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Permission to collect stranded animals was given by the wildlife services of the regional governments, which are the official institutions in charge of managing and protecting wildlife. Sampling of specimens from Argentina was carried out under permits from the Dirección de Fauna y Flora Silvestre (Disposición no. 125/2024-DFyFS) and Secretaría de Turismo (Disposición no. 67/2024-SsCyAP), Chubut.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.