About the Authors
- Augustine Arukwe
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* E-mail: arukwe@bio.ntnu.no
Affiliation Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Randi Røsbak
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Aina O. Adeogun
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Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Håkon A. Langberg
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Annette Venter
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Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa
- Jan Myburgh
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Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa
- Christo Botha
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Affiliation Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa
- Maura Benedetti
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Francesco Regoli
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
Competing Interests
The experiments/procedures described in this paper are conducted in accordance with the laws and regulations controlling experiments with life animals in South Africa (where the experiment was conducted). The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AA JM CB. Performed the experiments: AA JM RR AV FR MB. Analyzed the data: AA HAL RR AOA FR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AA FR. Wrote the paper: AA RR HAL JM CB AOA MB AV FR.