About the Authors
- Lu Zhang
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Affiliations Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology Department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States of America, Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Wei Jiang
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Affiliation Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Qi-Jun Wang
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Affiliation Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Hu Zhao
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Affiliation Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Hong-Xing Zhang
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Affiliation Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Ruth M. Marcec
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Affiliation Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology Department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States of America
- Scott T. Willard
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Affiliation Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology Department, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States of America
- Andrew J. Kouba
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* E-mail: a.kouba@msstate.edu
Affiliations Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LZ HXZ RMM STW AJK. Performed the experiments: LZ WJ QJW HZ RMM AJK. Analyzed the data: LZ WJ QJW HZ RMM AJK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LZ WJ QJW HZ RMM. Wrote the paper: LZ WJ QJW HZ RMM STW AJK.