About the Authors

F. Andrew Jones

f.jones@imperial.ac.uk

Current address: Department of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Affiliation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama

David L. Erickson

Affiliation Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America

Moises A. Bernal

Affiliations Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama, Department of Marine Science, Marine Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas, United States of America

Eldredge Bermingham

Affiliation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama

W. John Kress

Affiliation Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States of America

Edward Allen Herre

Affiliation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama

Helene C. Muller-Landau

Affiliation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama

Benjamin L. Turner

Affiliation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FAJ EB BLT. Performed the experiments: FAJ DLE MAB BLT. Analyzed the data: FAJ HCM-L. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EB WJK HCM-L EAH. Wrote the paper: FAJ DLE MAB WJK EAH HCM-L BLT.