About the Authors

Binu Shrestha

Affiliations Comparative and Molecular Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

J. Michael Reed

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Philip T. Starks

Affiliation Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Gretchen E. Kaufman

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Population Health, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jared V. Goldstone

Affiliation Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Melody E. Roelke

Affiliation Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, SAIC-Frederick Incorporated, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Stephen J. O'Brien

Affiliation Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Klaus-Peter Koepfli

Affiliation Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Laurence G. Frank

Affiliation Living with Lions Project (Kenya), Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Michael H. Court

michael.court@tufts.edu

Affiliation Comparative and Molecular Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BS JMR PTS GEK JVG MHC. Performed the experiments: BS MHC. Analyzed the data: BS JVG MHC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MER SJO KPK LGF MHC. Wrote the paper: BS JMR PTBS GEK JVG MER SJO KPK LGF MHC.