About the Authors

Martin Husemann

martinhusemann@yahoo.de

Affiliations Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany, Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America, General Zoology, Institute of Biology, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Jan Christian Habel

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany

Suk Namkung

Affiliation Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

Axel Hochkirch

Affiliation Department of Biogeography, Trier University, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Daniel Otte

Affiliation Department of Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Patrick D. Danley

Affiliation Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MH AH DO PDD. Performed the experiments: MH SN AH. Analyzed the data: MH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MH JCH AH DO PDD. Wrote the paper: MH AH. Collected samples from Galapagos: DO. Wrote the initial draft: MH. Contributed to the improvement of previous versions of the manuscript: MH JCH SN AH DO PDD.