About the Authors

Michaela D. J. Blyton

M.blyton@westernsydney.edu.au

Current address: Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Richmond, NSW, Australia

Affiliation Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia

David M. Gordon

Affiliation Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia

Competing Interests

This study was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (LP120100327) as well as Melbourne Water Organisation, Water Corporation of WA, Queensland Bulk Water Authority, Hunter Water Corporation, South East Water, Yarra Valley Water, City West Water, Sydney Water Corporation, South Australian Water Corporation, Sydney Catchment Authority, Fitzroy River Water and Victorian Department of Health.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: DMG MDJB. Formal analysis: MDJB. Funding acquisition: DMG. Investigation: MDJB. Methodology: DMG MDJB. Resources: DMG. Visualization: MDJB. Writing – original draft: MDJB. Writing – review & editing: DMG.