About the Authors

Deborah M. Sloboda

d.sloboda@auckland.ac.nz

Affiliation The Liggins Institute and the National Research Centre for Growth and Development, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Graham J. Howie

Affiliation The Liggins Institute and the National Research Centre for Growth and Development, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Anthony Pleasants

Affiliation AgResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand

Peter D. Gluckman

Affiliation The Liggins Institute and the National Research Centre for Growth and Development, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Mark H. Vickers

Affiliation The Liggins Institute and the National Research Centre for Growth and Development, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DMS MV. Performed the experiments: DMS GJH. Analyzed the data: DMS AP MV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DMS AP PG MV. Wrote the paper: DMS PG MV.