About the Authors
- Gabriela Galateanu
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* E-mail: galateanu@izw-berlin.de
Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Thomas B. Hildebrandt
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Alexis Maillot
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Affiliation Parc zoologique d’Amnéville, Amnéville, France
- Pascal Etienne
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Affiliation Parc zoologique de La Barben (Pélissane), La Barben, France
- Romain Potier
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Affiliation ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France
- Baptiste Mulot
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Affiliation ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France
- Joseph Saragusty
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Robert Hermes
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Specifically, the following co-authors: A. Maillot, P. Etienne, R. Potier, and B. Mulot confirm that, in spite of them being employed by commercial companies, this does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials and that they are entitled and allowed to publish the results reported in our manuscript.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GG RH TBH. Performed the experiments: AM PE RP BM GG RH TBH. Analyzed the data: GG JS RH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GG JS TBH RH AM PE RP BM. Wrote the paper: GG RH JS. Critically reviewed and commented on the manuscript: GG JS TBH RH AM PE RP BM.