About the Authors
- John C. George
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* E-mail: Craig.George@north-slope.org
Affiliation Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska, United States of America
- Raphaela Stimmelmayr
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Affiliation Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska, United States of America
- Robert Suydam
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Affiliation Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska, United States of America
- Sharon Usip
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, United States of America
- Geof Givens
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Affiliation Givens Statistical Solutions LLC, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
- Todd Sformo
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Affiliation Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough, Barrow, Alaska, United States of America
- J. G. M. Thewissen
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Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: NEOMED funded the analysis of data for this study. Geof Givens is affiliated to Givens Statistical Solutions LLC. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the athors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JCG JGMT. Performed the experiments: JCG SU JGMT. Analyzed the data: JCG JGMT GG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCG R. Stimmelmayr R. Suydam JGMT GG TS. Wrote the paper: JCG R. Suydam JGMT GG TS.