About the Authors

Shun K. Hirota

shhirscb@kyushu-u.org

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Kozue Nitta

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Yoshihisa Suyama

Affiliation Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan

Nobumitsu Kawakubo

Affiliation Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

Akiko A. Yasumoto

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Tetsukazu Yahara

Affiliation Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SKH KN YS NK AAY TY. Performed the experiments: SKH KN YS. Analyzed the data: SKH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SKH KN YS AAY. Wrote the manuscript: SKH KN YS NK AAY TY.