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Authors
Ringani, Gordon V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-5220
Chimimba, Christian T. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8366-9994
Pirk, Christian W. W. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-7044
Zengeya, Tsungai A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0946-0452
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
National Research Foundation (103602)
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
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Article History
Received: 3 March 2025
Accepted: 13 October 2025
First Online: 30 October 2025
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: All experiments were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.Live-trapped samples were collected under a permit from the Gauteng`s Provincial Department of Nature Conservation, Johannesburg, South Africa (Permit number CPF6 0032), and the approval of animal capture and care procedures of the University of Pretoria Animal Ethics Committee, Pretoria, South Africa (Ethics approval number ECO25–10) and were euthanized using either isoflurane (administered by a veterinary professional) or CO2 inhalation. Permission to conduct this study was granted in terms of Sect. 20 of the Animal Diseases Act (Act no. 35 of 1984) by the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (Permit number 13788). All specimens are currently housed in the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, and, after which, they will be deposited in the Ditsong Museum of Natural History, Pretoria, South Africa.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
