Sambado, Samantha
Sparkman, Amanda
Swei, Andrea
MacDonald, Andrew J.
Young, Hillary S.
Salomon, Jordan
Crews, Arielle
Ring, Kacie
Copeland, Stephanie
Briggs, Cheryl J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
UCNRS Mildred E. Mathias Student Research Grant
Training Grant Program of the Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U01CK000516, U01CK000649)
National Science Foundation, United States (#1745411, #175037)
NSF DEB-SG (#1900502)
National Science Foundation and Fogarty International Center (DEB-2011147, DEB-2339209)
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2023-68016-40683)
NIH MBRS-RISE (R25-GM059298)
Article History
Received: 18 December 2024
Accepted: 3 March 2025
First Online: 15 April 2025
Declarations
:
: Research on vertebrate animals was conducted under multiple Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee protocols (Sambado—UCSB #952; Sparkman—Westmont #AY20-152; Swei—SFSU #AUC16-05; MacDonald—UCSB # 863; Young—UCSB #908.1) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Scientific Collecting Permits (Sambado—S-193220002-19357-001; Sparkman—S-200070002-20055-001; Swei—SC-8407; MacDonald—SC-12329; Young—SC-12998).
: The authors consent for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.