About the Authors

Jorge H. Pinzón C.

pinzon@uta.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

Joshuah Beach-Letendre

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

Ernesto Weil

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Laura D. Mydlarz

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JHPC LDM EW. Performed the experiments: JHPC EW JB-L. Analyzed the data: JHPC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JHPC LDM EW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JHPC LDM EW JB-L. Field work: JHPC EW.