About the Authors

Kate Charlton-Robb

katecr@bigpond.com

Affiliations Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Australian Centre for Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Lisa-ann Gershwin

Affiliations Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Ross Thompson

Affiliation Australian Centre for Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Jeremy Austin

Affiliations Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Sciences Department, Museum Victoria, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Kylie Owen

Affiliation Australian Centre for Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Stephen McKechnie

Affiliation Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KCR SWM. Performed the experiments: KCR JA LG KO. Analyzed the data: KCR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SWM JA RT. Wrote the paper: KCR. Provided thorough review of manuscript: LG RT SWM JA KO.