Sun, Caiqian
Sun, Qi
Li, Jiajie
Zhang, Jie
Cai, Yuanyuan
Yan, Jie
Chang, Qing
Li, Peng
Hu, Chaochao
Article History
Received: 16 February 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 20 February 2026
Declarations
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: Sample collection and handling were approved by the Ethics Committee of Nanjing Normal University (protocol code IACUC—2023257, 06 February 2024). No additional permissions were required, as the deceased bird specimens were collected in collaboration with authorized staff from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, who are co-authors of this study. All procedures followed ethical guidelines for wildlife research in China.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.