About the Authors

Laura Dindia

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Josh Murray

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Erin Faught

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Tracy L. Davis

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America

Zoya Leonenko

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Mathilakath M. Vijayan

matt.vijayan@ucalgary.ca

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

Dr. Zoya Leonenko is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member and she is a coauthor on this MS. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LD JM MMV. Performed the experiments: LD JM. Analyzed the data: LD JM EF ZL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TLD ZL MMV. Wrote the paper: LD JM EF TLD ZL MMV.