About the Authors

Timothy C. Bray

tim_c_bray@zoology.up.ac.za

Affiliation Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Paulette Bloomer

Affiliation Molecular Ecology and Evolution Programme, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

M. Justin O’Riain

Affiliation Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Nigel C. Bennett

Affiliation Department of Zoology and Entomology, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TB NB PB. Performed the experiments: MJO. Analyzed the data: TB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PB NB. Wrote the paper: TB NB PB MJO.