About the Authors

Jill L. Edmondson

j.edmondson@sheffield.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Odhran S. O'Sullivan

Affiliation Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Richard Inger

Affiliation Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Jonathan Potter

Affiliation Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Nicola McHugh

Affiliation Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Kevin J. Gaston

Affiliation Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Jonathan R. Leake

Affiliation Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLE NM KJG JRL. Performed the experiments: JLE OSO JP. Analyzed the data: RI. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JLE RI OSO JP NM KJG JRL. Designed, arranged permissions: JLE JP OSO. Carried out fieldwork: JLE JP OSO.