About the Authors
- Michael J. Twiner
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* E-mail: mtwiner@umd.umich.edu
Current address: Department of Natural Sciences, The University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan
Affiliations Marine Biotoxins Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan, United States of America
- Spencer Fire
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Affiliation Marine Biotoxins Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Lori Schwacke
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Affiliation Center for Human Health Risks at Hollings Marine Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Leigh Davidson
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Affiliation Marine Biotoxins Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Zhihong Wang
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Affiliation Marine Biotoxins Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Steve Morton
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Affiliation Marine Biotoxins Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Stephen Roth
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Affiliation Coastal Ecology Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Brian Balmer
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Affiliation Chicago Zoological Society, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
- Teresa K. Rowles
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Affiliation Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Randall S. Wells
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Affiliation Chicago Zoological Society, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
Funding was received from Disney's Animal Programs to help conduct this study; however, there are no restrictions on sharing of data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MJT SF LS TKR RSW. Performed the experiments: MJT SF LS LD ZW SM BB TKR RSW. Analyzed the data: MJT SF LS ZW SR TKR RSW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJT SF LS LD SR BB TKR RSW. Wrote the paper: MJT SF LS RSW.