About the Authors

Phil Senter

psenter@uncfsu.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States of America

Shannon M. Harris

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States of America

Danielle L. Kent

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PS. Performed the experiments: PS. Analyzed the data: PS SMH DLK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PS SMH DLK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PS. SMH DLK.