About the Authors

Jayne M. Gardiner

jayne@mote.org

Affiliations University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, Mote Marine Laboratory, Center for Shark Research, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Jelle Atema

Affiliation Boston University, Biology Department, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Robert E. Hueter

Affiliation Mote Marine Laboratory, Center for Shark Research, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Philip J. Motta

Affiliation University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMG JA REH PJM. Performed the experiments: JMG. Analyzed the data: JMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: REH PJM. Wrote the paper: JMG JA.