About the Authors

Simona A. Ceriani

simona.ceriani@gmail.com

Affiliation Marine Turtle Research Group and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States of America

James D. Roth

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Daniel R. Evans

Affiliation Sea Turtle Conservancy, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

John F. Weishampel

Affiliation Marine Turtle Research Group and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Llewellyn M. Ehrhart

Affiliation Marine Turtle Research Group and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

Although this research was supported partially by commercial sources (Disney’s Animal, Science and Environment, Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, Disney Cruise Lines, Little Tikes and Shark Reef Aquarium), this does not alter the authors’ adherence to all PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAC JDR DRE. Performed the experiments: SAC DRE. Analyzed the data: SAC JDR JFW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SAC JDR JFW DRE LME. Wrote the paper: SAC JDR JFW DRE LME.