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Acknowledgments 



We thank J. Harper, M. Lowe, B. Geary, J. Turner, 

 and J. Wells for their assistance in the field. Fund- 

 ing for this project was provided by The Aquarium at 

 Moody Gardens (grant 479005 to JRR). Top Hatt char- 

 ters provided boat time offshore, and Kirk Winemiller 

 and Jaime Alvarado offered constructive criticism and 

 suggestions. 



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