About the Authors

Adam A. Ahlers

aahlers2@ksu.edu.edu

Current address: Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Illinois, United States of America.

Affiliations Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America

Lisa A. Cotner

Current address: Costal Management Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Affiliation Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Patrick J. Wolff

Current address: Department of Conservation & Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Affiliation Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Mark A. Mitchell

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Edward J. Heske

Affiliation Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America

Robert L. Schooley

Affiliation Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AAA LAC EJH RLS. Performed the experiments: AAA LAC PJW MAM. Analyzed the data: AAA EJH RLS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AAA LAC MAM EJH RLS. Wrote the paper: AAA LAC PJW MAM EJH RLS.