Merz, Margaret R.
Brehm, Allison M.
Humphreys, Brigit R.
Record, Sydne
Weiskittel, Aaron R.
Mortelliti, Alessio
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Maine Graduate Student Government Grants
Penobscot Experimental Forest Research Funds
National Science Foundation (IOS#1940525)
University of Maine RRF Graduate and Undergraduate Assistantships
Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (McIntire-Stennis and Hatch Project Numbers ME041620, ME022425, and ME041913)
Article History
Received: 18 June 2025
Accepted: 19 November 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All animal trapping, handling, and experimental research was conducted in accordance with protocols approved by the University of Maine’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC protocols A2015_11_02, A2018-11-02, and A2021-12-01).