About the Authors

Carmelo Fruciano

Carmelo.Fruciano@uni-konstanz.de

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Paolo Franchini

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Axel Meyer

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Competing Interests

Axel Meyer is a PLOS ONE Academic Editor. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CF. Performed the experiments: CF. Analyzed the data: CF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AM. Wrote the paper: CF. Helped design the study and provided additional ideas: PF AM. Provided part of the datasets: PF. Provided ideas during the writing phase: PF. Provided corrections and modifications to the text: PF AM.