Immunoglobulin J chain as a non-invasive indicator of pregnancy in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

• Michael J. Byron ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mjbyron@ncsu.edu

  Affiliations Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, United States of America, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9857-2119

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• Diana C. Koester,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliation Conservation and Science Department, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH, United States of America

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• Katie L. Edwards,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliations Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, United States of America, North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-1183

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• Paul E. Mozdziak,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America

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• Charlotte E. Farin,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America

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• Adrienne E. Crosier

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, United States of America

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