About the Authors

Clare J. Trinder

c.j.trinder@abdn.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Rob W. Brooker

Affiliation The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Hazel Davidson

Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

David Robinson

Affiliation Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CJT RWB DR. Performed the experiments: CJT HD. Analyzed the data: CJT RB DR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJT RB DR. Wrote the paper: CJT RB DR.