About the Authors
- Rodrigo Almeda
-
* E-mail: ralmeda@utexas.edu
Affiliation University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America
- Zoe Wambaugh
-
Affiliations University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States of America
- Zucheng Wang
-
Affiliations University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Cammie Hyatt
-
Affiliation University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America
- Zhanfei Liu
-
Affiliation University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America
- Edward J. Buskey
-
Affiliation University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America
Competing Interests
This study was partly funded by a grant from BP/TheGulf of Mexico Research Initiative through the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (DROPPS consortium: 'Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies'). There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RA EJB ZL. Performed the experiments: RA Z. Wambaugh Z. Wang CH. Analyzed the data: RA Z. Wambaugh Z. Wang EJB ZL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RA Z. Wambaugh Z. Wang EJB CH ZL. Wrote the paper: RA EJB ZL Z. Wambaugh CH Z. Wang.