About the Authors

Natalia M. Schroeder

natalias@mendoza-conicet.gob.ar

Affiliations CONICET, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Mendoza, Argentina, CONICET, GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-AUSMA-UNCo, San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Silvia D. Matteucci

Affiliation CONICET, GEPAMA-UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pablo G. Moreno

Affiliations CONICET, GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-AUSMA-UNCo, San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina, CONICET, ICiVet-Litoral, LEcEn, FCV-UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina

Pablo Gregorio

Affiliation CONICET, GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-AUSMA-UNCo, San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Ramiro Ovejero

Affiliations CONICET, GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-AUSMA-UNCo, San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina, CONICET, GIB-IADIZA, Mendoza, Argentina

Paula Taraborelli

Affiliations CONICET, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), Mendoza, Argentina, CONICET, GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-AUSMA-UNCo, San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Pablo D. Carmanchahi

Affiliation CONICET, GIEFAS-INIBIOMA-AUSMA-UNCo, San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NMS PDC. Performed the experiments: NMS PGM PG RO PT. Analyzed the data: NMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SDM. Wrote the paper: NMS. Revising the article critically: SDM PGM PG RO PT PDC.