About the Authors
- Małgorzata Pilot
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Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, United Kingdom
- Michał J. Dąbrowski
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Affiliations Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Vahram Hayrapetyan
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Affiliation Stepanakert Branch of the Armenian National Agrarian University, Stepanakert, Armenia
- Eduard G. Yavruyan
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Affiliation Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
- Natia Kopaliani
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Affiliation Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Elena Tsingarska
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Affiliation BALKANI Wildlife Society, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Barbara Bujalska
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Affiliation Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
- Stanisław Kamiński
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Affiliation Department of Animal Genetics, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
- Wiesław Bogdanowicz
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* E-mail: wieslawb@miiz.waw.pl
Affiliation Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WB MP. Analyzed the data: MP MJD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WB EGY VH NK SK ET MP. Wrote the paper: MP. Carried out the laboratory analyses: MJD BB SK. Secured funding: WB. Contributed to the final version of the manuscript: MP WB MJD NK EGY VH ET SK BB.