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Selection in natural populations V. Indian Rats (Rattus Rattus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Leigh Van Valen  and
Robin Weiss
Leigh Van Valen
Affiliation:
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York
Robin Weiss
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University College, London
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In samples of sixteen populations of Rattus rattus from southern India, the oldest individuals have less variable molar widths than the younger ones. This is probably due to stabilizing selection by mortality. There is no detectable heterogeneity between sexes or teeth or among populations in this selection. Although there is no average difference between age classes in mean tooth width, the difference between age classes is heterogeneous among populations. This heterogeneity may reflect heterogeneity in directional selection or in direct environmental effects. The selection intensity on the variance is about 0·04.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , December 1966 , pp. 261 - 267
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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