About the Authors

Daniel P. Riggins

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniel P. Riggins, Maria J. Narvaez, Keith A. Martinez

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Maria J. Narvaez

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniel P. Riggins, Maria J. Narvaez, Keith A. Martinez

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Keith A. Martinez

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniel P. Riggins, Maria J. Narvaez, Keith A. Martinez

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Mark M. Harden

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Joan L. Slonczewski

slonczewski@kenyon.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLS DPR MJN KAM. Performed the experiments: DPR MJN KAM MMH. Analyzed the data: JLS DPR MJN KAM MMH. Wrote the paper: JLS DPR KAM.