About the Authors
- Michael D. Arendt
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* E-mail: arendtm@dnr.sc.gov
Affiliations Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
- Jeffrey A. Schwenter
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Affiliation Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Blair E. Witherington
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Affiliation Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Melbourne Beach, Florida, United States of America
- Anne B. Meylan
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Affiliation Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
- Vincent S. Saba
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Affiliation National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MDA JAS VSS BEW ABM. Performed the experiments: MDA JAS. Analyzed the data: MDA JAS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MDA JAS VSS. Wrote the paper: MDA JAS VSS. Provided nest count data: BEW ABM. Approved of the analytical format in advance: BEW ABM. Contributed editorially to manuscript completion: BEW ABM.