About the Authors

James C. Nifong

ncboy@ufl.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Rachel L. Nifong

Affiliation School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Brian R. Silliman

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Russell H. Lowers

Affiliation InoMedic Health Applications, Merritt Island, Florida, United States of America

Louis J. Guillette Jr

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Hollings Marine Laboratory, Medical University of Charleston South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Jake M. Ferguson

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Matthew Welsh

Affiliation Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Marineland, Florida, United States of America

Kyler Abernathy

Affiliation National Geographic Remote Imaging, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Greg Marshall

Affiliation National Geographic Remote Imaging, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared no competing interests. The affiliation of Russell H. Lowers with Inomedic Health Applications does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JCN BRS LJG KA GM. Performed the experiments: JCN RLN RHL MW KA GM. Analyzed the data: JCN JMF RLN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BRS LJG KA GM. Wrote the paper: JCN RLN.