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Christopher J. O’Bara 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.— I thank D. L. Swann (Tennessee 
Technological University) and R. G. Biggins (U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service) for their assistance in field collections. J. B. Layzer, F. J. 
Bulow, A. G. Bailey, D. A. Etnier, and R. R. Cicerello made helpful 
comments on the manuscript. The study was funded by the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service-Endangered Species Office. The Tennessee Cooper- 
ative Fishery Research Unit is funded jointly by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Tennessee Technological University, and the Tennessee 
Wildlife Resources Agency. 
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