About the Authors

Ronald M. Bonett

ron-bonett@utulsa.edu

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Paul T. Chippindale

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America

Paul E. Moler

Affiliation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

R. Wayne Van Devender

Affiliation Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

David B. Wake

Affiliation Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RMB. Performed the experiments: RMB. Analyzed the data: RMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RMB PCC PEM RWVD DW. Wrote the paper: RMB. Contributed to manuscript preparation: PCC PEM RWVD DW. Contributed to funding: PCC DW.