About the Authors

Mark D. Bertness

Mark_Bertness@brown.edu

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Caitlin P. Brisson

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Matthew C. Bevil

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sinead M. Crotty

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MDB. Performed the experiments: MDB CPB MCB SMC. Analyzed the data: CPB MCB SMC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CPB MCB SMC. Wrote the paper: MDB CPB. Edited the manuscript: MDB CPB MCB SMC.