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Erin E. Stukenholtz1 \*, Tirhas A. Hailu<sup>2</sup> , Sean Childers3 , Charles Leatherwood3 , Lonnie Evans3 , Don Roulain3 , Dale Townsley3 , Marty Treider3 , R. Neal Platt II4 , David A. Ray2 , John C. Zak<sup>2</sup> and Richard D. Stevens1,5

1 Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

2 Department of Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

3 Operations Division, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

4 Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA

5 Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

\*Address all correspondence to: erin.stukenholtz@ttu.edu

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