About the Authors

Monika A. Gorzelak

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada

Sandeep K. Gill

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada

Nishat Tasnim

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada

Zahra Ahmadi-Vand

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada

Michael Jay

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada

Deanna L. Gibson

deanna.gibson@ubc.ca

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MG SG DLG. Performed the experiments: MG ZAV NT SG MJ. Analyzed the data: MG NT SG MJ DLG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DLG. Wrote the paper: MG NT DLG. Edited the manuscript: MG ZAV NT SG MJ DLG.