About the Authors

Carl Van Colen

carl.vancolen@ugent.be

Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section, Ghent, Belgium

Elisabeth Debusschere

Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section, Ghent, Belgium

Ulrike Braeckman

Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section, Ghent, Belgium

Dirk Van Gansbeke

Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section, Ghent, Belgium

Magda Vincx

Affiliation Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Section, Ghent, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CVC ED DVG. Performed the experiments: CVC ED. Analyzed the data: CVC ED DVG UB. Wrote the paper: CVC ED UB MV.