About the Authors

Alexander Silvis

silvis@vt.edu

Affiliation Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Andrew B. Kniowski

Affiliation Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Stanley D. Gehrt

Affiliation School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

W. Mark Ford

Affiliations Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SDG ABK AS. Performed the experiments: ABK AS SDG. Analyzed the data: AS ABK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SDG WMF. Wrote the paper: AS ABK WMF SDG. Obtained state and federal permits: SDG ABK.