About the Authors

Kimberly R. Shorter

Affiliations Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Vanessa Anderson

Affiliation Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Patricia Cakora

Affiliation Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Amy Owen

Affiliation Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Keswick Lo

Affiliation Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Janet Crossland

Affiliation Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

April C. H. South

Affiliation Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Michael R. Felder

felder@biol.sc.edu (MRF); pbvrana@gmail.com (PBV)

Affiliations Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Paul B. Vrana

felder@biol.sc.edu (MRF); pbvrana@gmail.com (PBV)

Affiliations Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America, Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KRS PBV MRF. Performed the experiments: KRS VA PC AO KL JC MRF PBV. Analyzed the data: KRS PBV ACHS. Wrote the paper: PBV KRS.