Holmquist, Hannah M. http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7174-888X
Macedo, Adrian D.
Metzke, Brian A.
Whitledge, Gregory W.
Article History
Received: 12 July 2023
Accepted: 21 October 2023
First Online: 4 November 2023
Declarations
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: This project was conducted in compliance with Animal Welfare Act Regulations, the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Ag Guide, and the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The research protocol was approved by the Animal Study Protocol (Protocol No. 19-035). Handling of specimen were approved by Illinois Department of Natural Resources and was in accordance with their Endangered and Threatened Species Permit guidelines (Permit No. 14360 and NH22.6362). The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission approved this research protocol, which was also in compliance with the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act (525 ILCS 30), Rules for Management of Illinois Nature Preserves (17 Ill. Admin. Code 4000), and Regulation of Public Use of Illinois Dedicated Nature Preserves (17 Ill. Admin. Code 4015).
: The authors declare no competing interests.