References and Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments: 

Funding provided by Mitacs Accelerate. Scott Nielsen and Diane Haughland are my supervisors. Susan Koziel and Jori Harrison are my lab supervisor and coordinator. I would like to acknowledge Lysandra Pyle, Mary Villeneuve and Solomiya Kucharyshun for field support. 

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