About the Authors
- Serena Hackerott
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* E-mail: snhackerott@gmail.com
Affiliation Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Abel Valdivia
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Affiliation Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Stephanie J. Green
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Isabelle M. Côté
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Courtney E. Cox
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Affiliation Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Lad Akins
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Affiliation REEF, Key Largo, Florida, United States of America
- Craig A. Layman
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Affiliation Marine Sciences Program, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida, United States of America
- William F. Precht
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Current address: Dial Cordy & Associates, Inc., Miami, Florida, United States of America
Affiliation NOAA – Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key Largo, Florida, United States of America
- John F. Bruno
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Affiliation Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
No competing interests exist. William Precht and the firm with which he is employed (Dial Cordy & Associates, Inc.) have no conflicts or competing interests. The work performed on this manuscript by William Precht was not performed under any contract and was completed on his personal time outside of work obligations. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SH AV CAL JFB. Performed the experiments: SH AV SJG IMC CEC LA JFB. Analyzed the data: AV SJG. Wrote the paper: SH AV IMC JFB. Contributed ideas, comments, editing: WFP.