About the Authors

Mary Hagedorn

hagedornm@si.edu

Affiliations Department of Reproductive Sciences, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States of America

Megan McCarthy

Affiliation Department of Anatomy School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Virginia L. Carter

Affiliations Department of Reproductive Sciences, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States of America

Stuart A. Meyers

Affiliation Department of Anatomy School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MH VC MM SM. Performed the experiments: VC MH MM. Analyzed the data: VC MM MH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM. Wrote the paper: MH VC MM SM.