About the Authors

Nelson Henrique de Almeida Curi

nelsoncuri@hotmail.com

Affiliation Postgraduate program in Applied Ecology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil

Ana Maria de Oliveira Paschoal

Affiliation Postgraduate program in Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wildlife, Department of Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Rodrigo Lima Massara

Affiliation Postgraduate program in Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wildlife, Department of Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Andreza Pain Marcelino

Affiliation Laboratory of Leishmaniasis, Ezequiel Dias Foundation-FUNED, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Adriana Aparecida Ribeiro

Affiliation Laboratory of Leishmaniasis, Ezequiel Dias Foundation-FUNED, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Marcelo Passamani

Affiliation Postgraduate program in Applied Ecology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil

Guilherme Ramos Demétrio

Affiliation Postgraduate program in Applied Ecology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil

Adriano Garcia Chiarello

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NHAC AMOP RLM AGC MP. Performed the experiments: NHAC AMOP RLM APM AAR. Analyzed the data: NHAC GRD AGC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: APM AAR. Wrote the paper: NHAC MP.