About the Authors

Scott M. Weir

smweir@uga.edu

Current address: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Larry G. Talent

Affiliation Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Todd A. Anderson

Affiliation The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Christopher J. Salice

Affiliation The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors wish to confirm that CJS is a current PLOS ONE editorial board member. They state that this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria. In addition, funding for this research, in part, came from a commercial agency (The Permian Basin Petroleum Association). The authors declare this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SMW CJS TAA LGT. Performed the experiments: SMW. Analyzed the data: SMW CJS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMW TAA LGT CJS. Wrote the paper: SMW, CJS.