About the Authors
- Robert Hermes
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* E-mail: hermes@izw-berlin.de
Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Joseph Saragusty
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Frank Göritz
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Paul Bartels
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Affiliation NZG Biobank, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, National Research Foundation, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
- Romain Potier
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Affiliation ZooParc de Beauval, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France
- Barbara Baker
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Affiliation Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- W. Jürgen Streich
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
- Thomas B. Hildebrandt
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Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
Competing Interests
This study was partly supported by Riverview Homes, Inc. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. One of the authors of this report (RP) is employed by ZooParc de Beauval and not by its financing arm (ABCR), and another (BB) is the president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Author Contributions
Sample collection: RH FG PB RP BB TBH. Conceived and designed the experiments: RH JS FG TBH. Performed the experiments: RH FG TBH. Analyzed the data: RH JS WJS. Wrote the paper: RH JS WJS.