Harl, Josef
Himmel, Tanja
Ilgūnas, Mikas
Valkiūnas, Gediminas
Weissenböck, Herbert
Funding for this research was provided by:
Austrian Science Fund (P 33480)
Austrian Science Fund
Article History
Received: 19 April 2023
Accepted: 27 July 2023
First Online: 10 August 2023
Declarations
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: The Environmental Protection Agency, Lithuania (Permits 2018-04-13, No. 24; 2019-04-19, No. 23; 2020-04-07, No. 21; 2021-05-05, No. 26-SR-96) approved targeted sampling of birds by the Nature Research Centre in Vilnius. The collection of blood samples from birds in Austria was approved by the institutional ethics and animal welfare committee and the national authority according to §§ 26ff. of Animal Experiments Acts, Tierversuchsgesetz 2012-TVG 2012, Austria (BMWFW‑68.205/0036‑WF/V/3b/2017), and tissue samples were taken from carcasses submitted for routine pathological examinations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.