About the Authors

Noah J. Cowan

ncowan@jhu.edu

Affiliation Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Erick J. Chastain

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Daril A. Vilhena

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

James S. Freudenberg

Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Carl T. Bergstrom

Affiliations Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: NJC CTB JSF. Developed the initial ideas: NJC CTB EJC DAV.