About the Authors

Adam M. Seward

adammichaelseward@gmail.com

Current address: Red Squirrels Northern England, Stocksfield, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Affiliations Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Colin M. Beale

Current address: Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Affiliation James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Lucy Gilbert

Affiliation James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

T. Hefin Jones

Affiliation Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Robert J. Thomas

Affiliation Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RJT CMB THJ AMS. Performed the experiments: AMS CMB LG. Analyzed the data: AMS CMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJT CMB LG. Wrote the paper: AMS RJT CMB THJ LG.