Evaluating noninvasive methods for estimating cestode prevalence in a wild carnivore population

• Ellen E. Brandell ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation

  * E-mail: ellen.brandell@state.co.us

  Affiliation Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-7013

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• Madeline K. Jackson,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, WY, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4960-0253

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• Paul C. Cross,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Bozeman, MT, United States of America

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• Antoinette J. Piaggio,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

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• Daniel R. Taylor,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

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• Douglas W. Smith,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, WY, United States of America

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• Belgees Boufana,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Wildlife Management Centre, National Reference Laboratory for Parasites (Trichinella and Echinococcus), Animal and Plant Health Agency, York, United Kingdom

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• Daniel R. Stahler,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, WY, United States of America

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• Peter J. Hudson

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America

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