About the Authors

Mark J. A. Vermeij

m.vermeij@carmabi.org

Affiliations Carmabi Foundation, Willemstad, Curaçao, The Netherlands Antilles, Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Kristen L. Marhaver

Affiliation Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Chantal M. Huijbers

Affiliation Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Ivan Nagelkerken

Affiliation Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Stephen D. Simpson

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MJAV KM. Performed the experiments: MJAV KM CH. Analyzed the data: MJAV SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MJAV KM CH IN SS. Wrote the paper: MJAV KM SS.