About the Authors

Alison K. Stimpert

akstimpe@nps.edu

Affiliation Department of Oceanography, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, United States of America

Lindsey E. Peavey

Affiliation Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America

Ari S. Friedlaender

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America

Douglas P. Nowacek

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AKS ASF DPN. Performed the experiments: AKS LEP ASF DPN. Analyzed the data: AKS LEP ASF DPN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AKS LEP ASF DPN. Wrote the paper: AKS LEP ASF DPN.