About the Authors

David Acuña-Marrero

david.acuna@fcdarwin.org.ec

Affiliation Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Jesús Jiménez

Affiliation Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Franz Smith

Affiliation Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Paul F. Doherty Jr.

Affiliation Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Alex Hearn

Affiliation Turtle Island Restoration Network, Olema, California, United States of America

Jonathan R. Green

Affiliation Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Jules Paredes-Jarrín

Affiliation Galapagos National Park Directorate, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pelayo Salinas-de-León

Affiliation Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Competing Interests

The authors have received funding from a commercial source, Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic Funds, IWC Schaffhausen, but this does not alter adherence to PLOS One policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAM PSDL AH JRG. Performed the experiments: DAM PSDL FS JPJ AH JRG. Analyzed the data: DAM PSDL FS PFDJ JJ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DAM PSDL FS JJ PFDJ. Wrote the paper: DAM PSDL PFDJ FS JJ JRG AH.