About the Authors

Christopher Beirne

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Richard Delahay

Affiliation National Wildlife Management Centre, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodchester Park, Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Michelle Hares

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Andrew Young

a.j.young@exeter.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CB AY RD. Performed the experiments: CB. Analyzed the data: CB MH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CB RD AY MH. Wrote the paper: CB RD AY MH.