Enhancing predictive performance for spectroscopic studies in wildlife science through a multi-model approach: A case study for species classification of live amphibians

• Li-Dunn Chen,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

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• Michael A. Caprio,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

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• Devin M. Chen,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

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• Andrew J. Kouba,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9653-9814

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• Carrie K. Kouba

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ckv7@msstate.edu

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, & Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8466-6077

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