About the Authors

Sheri L. Johnson

sheri.johnson@otago.ac.nz

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

Marsha Villarroel

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

Patrice Rosengrave

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

Alan Carne

Affiliation Centre for Protein Research, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Torsten Kleffmann

Affiliation Centre for Protein Research, Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

P. Mark Lokman

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Neil J. Gemmell

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

Competing Interests

NJG was previously a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member, but resigned early 2014. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLJ NJG TK AC. Performed the experiments: SLJ TK AC MV PR. Analyzed the data: SLJ TK AC MV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SLJ PML NJG TK AC MV PR. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SLJ ML NJG TK AC PR.