About the Authors

Beth M. VanDusen

vandusen@unc.edu

Affiliations Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina, United States of America, Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Stephen R. Fegley

Affiliation Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina, United States of America

Charles H. Peterson

Affiliations Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina, United States of America, Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BMV SRF CHP. Performed the experiments: BMV SRF. Analyzed the data: BMV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BMV SRF CHP. Wrote the paper: BMV SRF CHP.