About the Authors

Michael Finiguerra

Michael.finiguerra@uconn.edu

Current Address: University of Connecticut at Avery Point, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1080 Shennecosset Road, Groton, CT, 06435, USA

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, United States of America

David E. Avery

Current Address: Department of Arts and Sciences, Maine Maritime Academy, 54 Pleasant Street, Castine, ME 04420, USA

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, United States of America

Hans G. Dam

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. HG Dam is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MF DA HGD. Performed the experiments: MF DA HGD. Analyzed the data: MF DA HGD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MF DA HGD. Wrote the paper: MF DA HGD.