Megan Allgood1*, Eva Githuku1*
, Ryan Bonson1, Isabella Edwin1, Amanda Granander1, Nate Kopp1, Marcus Kunyu1, Ashton Mathews1, Precious Ngandu1, Austin Pepin1, KC Serve1, Katelyn Widman1, Emily Zelenka1, Christopher Zuck1, Anna Strimaitis Grinath1, Treyton Harris1, Jack Shurley1, and Michael Thomas1§
1Biology, Idaho State University
§Correspondence to: Michael Thomas (mthomas@isu.edu)
* Authors have equal contribution
Abstract
Description
Acknowledgements
Conflicts of Interest
Funding
Author Contributions
- Megan Allgood: Writing - original draft, Investigation
- Eva Githuku: Validation, Writing - review & editing, Supervision, Investigation
- Ryan Bonson: Investigation
- Isabella Edwin: Investigation
- Amanda Granander: Investigation
- Nate Kopp: Investigation
- Marcus Kunyu: Investigation
- Ashton Mathews: Investigation
- Precious Ngandu: Investigation
- Austin Pepin: Investigation
- KC Serve: Investigation
- Katelyn Widman: Investigation
- Emily Zelenka: Investigation
- Christopher Zuck: Investigation
- Anna Strimaitis Grinath: Investigation, Validation, Supervision
- Treyton Harris: Investigation, Validation, Supervision
- Jack Shurley: Investigation, Supervision
- Michael Thomas: Investigation, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Reviewed By
Sarah Ball, Kurt Regner, Anonymous
History
- Received: 9/26/2025
- Revision Received: 3/9/2026
- Accepted: 3/19/2026
- Published Online: 3/27/2026
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