About the Authors

Gail H. Collins

Affiliation U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Lakeview, Oregon, United States of America

Steven L. Petersen

Steven_Petersen@byu.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant and Wildlife Services, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America

Craig A. Carr

Affiliation Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

Leon Pielstick

Affiliation Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Burns, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GHC SLP CAC LP. Performed the experiments: GHC SLP CAC LP. Analyzed the data: GHC SLP CAC LP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GHC SLP LP. Wrote the paper: GHC SLP CAC.