Peyton Abraham1*, Princess Bola-Lawal1*, Mary Britten1*, Randi Childress1*, Abby Flannagan1*, Mallory Gramstad1*, Hayden Groos1*, Sharon Huffman1*, Korver Hupke1*, Corbin Kleis1*, Jenna Kluxdal1*, Ayda Maassen1*, Caden Meyer1*, Elsa Meyer1*, Logan Miller1*, Emma Steinhardt1*, Travis Sweeney1*, Alexa Trover1*, Shayler Van Gelder1*, Dane Schoenborn1*, Byron Noordewier1*, and Sara Tolsma1§*
1Biology, Northwestern College - Iowa, Orange City, Iowa, United States
§Correspondence to: Sara Tolsma (stolsma@nwciowa.edu)
* Authors have equal contribution
Abstract
Description
Acknowledgements
Funding
Author Contributions
- Peyton Abraham: Investigation
- Princess Bola-Lawal: Investigation
- Mary Britten: Investigation
- Randi Childress: Investigation
- Abby Flannagan: Investigation
- Mallory Gramstad: Investigation
- Hayden Groos: Investigation
- Sharon Huffman: Investigation
- Korver Hupke: Investigation
- Corbin Kleis: Investigation
- Jenna Kluxdal: Investigation
- Ayda Maassen: Investigation
- Caden Meyer: Investigation
- Elsa Meyer: Investigation
- Logan Miller: Investigation
- Emma Steinhardt: Investigation
- Travis Sweeney: Investigation
- Alexa Trover: Investigation
- Shayler Van Gelder: Investigation
- Dane Schoenborn: Investigation
- Byron Noordewier: Investigation
- Sara Tolsma: Validation, Investigation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing
Reviewed By
Anonymous, Susan Gurney
History
- Received: 9/26/2025
- Revision Received: 11/5/2025
- Accepted: 12/25/2025
- Published Online: 1/5/2026
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