About the Authors

Andrew H. Altieri

Current address: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Affiliation Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States of America

Geoffrey C. Trussell

g.trussell@neu.edu

Affiliation Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States of America

Patrick J. Ewanchuk

Current address: Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Affiliation Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States of America

Genevieve Bernatchez

Affiliation Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States of America

Matthew E. S. Bracken

Affiliation Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GCT PJE. Performed the experiments: GCT PJE GB. Analyzed the data: AHA GCT MESB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GCT. Wrote the paper: AHA GCT MESB.