About the Authors

Peter Ankomah

Affiliations Molecules to Mankind Program and Graduate Program in Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Paul J. T. Johnson

Current address: Department of Biology, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America.

Affiliation Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Bruce R. Levin

blevin@emory.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PA PJTJ BRL. Performed the experiments: PA PJTJ. Analyzed the data: PA PJTJ BRL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PA PJTJ BRL. Wrote the paper: PA PJTJ BRL.