About the Authors

David J. Kelly

djkelly@tcd.ie

Affiliation Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Robertson

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Denise Murphy

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

Tara Fitzsimons

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

Eamon Costello

Affiliation Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland

Eamonn Gormley

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

Leigh A. L. Corner

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

Nicola M. Marples

Affiliation Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DJK DM EC EG LALC NMM. Performed the experiments: DJK AR DM TF EC EG LALC. Analyzed the data: DJK AR EG LALC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DJK AR DM TF EC EG LALC. Wrote the paper: DJK AR EG LALC NMM.