About the Authors

Xiaowei Sylvia Chen

sylvia.x.chen@gmail.com

Affiliation Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, IMBS, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

W. Timothy J. White

Affiliation Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, IMBS, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Lesley J. Collins

Affiliation Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, IMBS, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

David Penny

Affiliation Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, IMBS, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XC LC DP. Performed the experiments: XC WTJW. Analyzed the data: XC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XC WTJW. Wrote the paper: XC.