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Skeletal polymorphism and genetic drift in a Delhi frog, Rana cyanophlictis – a follow-up study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Manjit Singh Grewal
Manjit Singh Grewal
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110016

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Four isolated populations of the skipper frog, Rana cyanophlictis were first studied in 1965 and then again in 1975. The genetical changes were measured by the incidence of 19 non-metrical skeletal variants. It was found that these populations have changed very little in 10 years, although the inter-population diversity, as judged by the estimates of divergence, is less now than previously. This could be due to the similar environmental conditions prevailing in Delhi and its neighbourhood from where these frog populations were collected.

Type
Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 1978 , pp. 103 - 106
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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