About the Authors

Caroline M. Hammerschlag-Peyer

cpeye001@fiu.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences Program, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida, United States of America

Lauren A. Yeager

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences Program, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida, United States of America

Márcio S. Araújo

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences Program, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida, United States of America

Craig A. Layman

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Sciences Program, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CMHP CAL. Performed the experiments: CMHP LAY MSA CAL. Analyzed the data: CMHP LAY MSA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMHP LAY MSA CAL. Wrote the paper: CMHP CAL.