About the Authors

Erin E. Wiedower

Affiliation Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab, Blackland Research and Extension Center, Texas A&M University, Temple, Texas, United States of America

Andrew J. Kouba

Affiliation Department of Conservation and Research, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Carrie K. Vance

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States of America

Rachel L. Hansen

Affiliation Department of Conservation and Research, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Jerry W. Stuth

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Douglas R. Tolleson

dougt@cals.arizona.edu

Affiliation School of Natural Resources and the Environment, V Bar V Ranch, The University of Arizona, Camp Verde, Arizona, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EW AK RH JS DT. Performed the experiments: EW AK RH CV. Analyzed the data: EW DT CV. Wrote the paper: EW AK DT CV.