About the Authors

Matthew R. Bennett

mbennett@bmth.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Peter Falkingham

Affiliations Structures and Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom, Division of Biology and Medicine, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sarita A. Morse

Affiliation Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Karl Bates

Affiliation Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Robin H. Crompton

Affiliation Institute of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MRB PF SAM. Performed the experiments: MRB PF SAM KB. Analyzed the data: MRB PF SAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MRB PF. Wrote the paper: MRB PF SAM KB RHC.