Wisely, Samantha M.
Torhorst, Carson
Botero-Cañola, Sebastian
Canino, Nicholas
James, Angela M.
O’Hara, Kathleen C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
USDA APHIS VS (CA#: AP23VSSP0000C128, CA#: AP23VSSP0000C117, CA#: AP22VSSP0000C050)
Article History
Received: 4 February 2025
Accepted: 23 April 2025
First Online: 12 May 2025
Declarations
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: Prior to conducting field work, permits were obtained from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to sample around and within gopher tortoise burrows (Permit no. LSSC-22-00054). Because this work did not involve manipulating any vertebrate, an Institutional Animal Care and Use protocol at the University of Florida was not required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.