About the Authors

Gerardo Suzán

Current address: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México, Distrito Federal, México

Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Erika Marcé

Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

J. Tomasz Giermakowski

Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

James N. Mills

Affiliation Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Gerardo Ceballos

Affiliation Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México, Distrito Federal, México

Richard S. Ostfeld

rostfeld@caryinstitute.org

Affiliation Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York, United States of America

Blas Armién

Affiliation Instituto Conmemorativo GORGAS, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá

Juan M. Pascale

Affiliation Instituto Conmemorativo GORGAS, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá

Terry L. Yates

Affiliation Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GS TY. Performed the experiments: GS EM. Analyzed the data: GS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JM GC RSO BA JMP. Wrote the paper: GS EM JTG GC RSO.