About the Authors

Shannon J. O'Leary

shannon.oleary@stonybrook.edu

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Lyndie A. Hice

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Kevin A. Feldheim

Affiliation Pritzker Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Evolution, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Michael G. Frisk

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Anne E. McElroy

Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Mark D. Fast

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada

Demian D. Chapman

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute of Ocean Conservation Science, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LAH MGF AEM MDF DDC SJO. Performed the experiments: SJO KAF LAH. Analyzed the data: SJO KAF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LAH MGF AEM DDC KAF. Wrote the paper: SJO DDC LAH MGF.