Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CA-R- ENT-5091- H)
Article History
Received: 4 October 2017
Revised: 25 January 2018
Accepted: 1 February 2018
First Online: 24 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
: This study followed all applicable national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals and was approved by the University of California, Riverside Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC protocol #20130018). Hummingbirds were captured from the wild on the UCR campus under USFWS Bird Banding permit #23516 and CA Fish and Wildlife Permit #SC-006598.