About the Authors

Pilar Santidrián Tomillo

ms454@drexel.edu

Affiliations Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, The Leatherback Trust, Goldring Marine Biology Station, Playa Grande, Costa Rica

Vincent S. Saba

Current address: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Affiliation Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Gabriela S. Blanco

Affiliation Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Charles A. Stock

Affiliation NOAA, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America

Frank V. Paladino

Affiliation Department of Biology, Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

James R. Spotila

Affiliation Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PST FP JS. Performed the experiments: PST VS GB CS. Analyzed the data: PST VS GB CS. Wrote the paper: PST VS GB CS FP JS.