About the Authors

Monika Zavodna

z_monika@hotmail.com

Affiliation Centre for Reproduction and Genomics, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Catherine E. Grueber

Affiliations Centre for Reproduction and Genomics, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Neil J. Gemmell

Affiliations Centre for Reproduction and Genomics, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Competing Interests

NJG is a member of the editorial board. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MZ NJG. Performed the experiments: MZ. Analyzed the data: MZ CEG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MZ CEG NJG. Wrote the paper: MZ CEG NJG.