About the Authors

Atsushi Muroi

Current address: Cell-free Science and Technology Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

Affiliations Global COE Program: Evolution and Biodiversity, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan

Abdelaziz Ramadan

Affiliations Global COE Program: Evolution and Biodiversity, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Masahiro Nishihara

Affiliation Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan

Masaki Yamamoto

Affiliation Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan

Rika Ozawa

Affiliation Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan

Junji Takabayashi

Affiliation Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan

Gen-ichiro Arimura

garimura@ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Global COE Program: Evolution and Biodiversity, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AM G-IA. Performed the experiments: AM AR MN MY RO G-IA. Analyzed the data: AM AR MN MY RO G-IA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM AR MN MY RO JT G-IA. Wrote the paper: AM G-IA.