About the Authors
- Immo A. Hansen
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Affiliations Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America, Molecular Biology Program, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- Stacy D. Rodriguez
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Affiliation Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- Lisa L. Drake
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Affiliation Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- David P. Price
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Affiliations Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America, Molecular Biology Program, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- Brittny N. Blakely
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- John I. Hammond
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
- Hitoshi Tsujimoto
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Affiliation Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- Erika Y. Monroy
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- William A. Maio
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
- Alvaro Romero
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* E-mail: aromero2@nmsu.edu
Affiliation Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America
Competing Interests
Immo A. Hansen is a PLOS ONE editorial board member. The authors confirm that this fact does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IAH SDR LLD DPP BNB HT WAM AR. Performed the experiments: SDR LLD DPP BNB HT EYM. Analyzed the data: SDR LLD DPP JIH HT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IAH DPP JIH HT EYM WAM AR. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: IAH SDR LLD DPP JIH HT WAM AR.