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The research reported here was supported (in part) by NSF Grant GB 7252 and Public Health Grants GM 11546 and GM 15769. Computer time was made available by Public Health Service Grant Fr-00011 (NG. State University) and by USPHS training grant (2T1-GM-337-06 to R. P. Wagner, et al., Univ. of Texas).
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Richardson, R., Kojima, K. & Lucas, H. An analysis of short-term selection experiments. Heredity 23, 493–506 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1968.69
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