About the Authors

Ana Luisa Caetano

ana.caetano@ua.pt

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal, CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal

Catarina R. Marques

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal, CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal

Ana Gavina

Affiliations Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal

Fernando Carvalho

Affiliation Nuclear and Technological Institute (ITN) Department of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, Sacavém, Portugal

Fernando Gonçalves

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal, CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal

Eduardo Ferreira da Silva

Affiliation Department of Geosciences, University of Aveiro, GeoBioTec Research Center, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal

Ruth Pereira

Affiliations Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ALC CRM RP. Performed the experiments: ALC AG. Analyzed the data: ALC CRM RP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FC FG EFS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ALC CRM RP.