About the Authors
- Penny A. Becker
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* E-mail: SpieringP@si.edu
Affiliations Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America, Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Philip S. Miller
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Affiliation Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (Species Survival Commission/International Union for Conservation of Nature), Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States of America
- Micaela Szykman Gunther
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Affiliations Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America, Department of Wildlife, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States of America
- Michael J. Somers
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Affiliations Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, Centre for Invasion Biology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- David E. Wildt
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Affiliation Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
- Jesús E. Maldonado
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Affiliations Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Funding for this study was provided by the following commercial sources: Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund, Knowsley Safari Park, Khaki Fever Work Wear, and Rotterdam Zoo Thandiza Fund. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PAB MSG MJS. Performed the experiments: PAB MSG MJS PSM. Analyzed the data: PAB PSM JEM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PAB PSM MSG MJS DEW JEM. Wrote the paper: PAB PSM MSG MJS DEW JEM.