About the Authors

Marie-Josée Desmarais

Affiliation Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

France Beauregard

Affiliation Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Thérèse Cabana

Affiliation Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean-François Pflieger

jf.pflieger@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JFP MJD. Performed the experiments: MJD FB JFP. Analyzed the data: MJD FB JFP. Wrote the paper: JFP MJD TC.