Reply to G. Escalante and D. St. Mart

Abstract

We have addressed the scientifically relevant points put forth by Escalante & St. Mart (2023), and we appreciate the opportunity to put their comments on our study (Askow et al., 2022) in proper context to the readers of your journal. In the following, we have provided our responses to Escalante & St. Mart (2023). Any carryover consequences of our work that are not relevant toward the interpretation of our findings and/or comments formulated later will not be specifically addressed.