A test of Darwin's ‘lop-eared’ rabbit hypothesis

Studies of Inheritance in Lop-Eared Rabbits.

N 1909 CASTLE published some observations on the behavior of ear I length in crosses between lop-eared and ordinary varieties of rabbits, describing the inheritance as blending. Shortly thereafter LANG (191 I) applied to these observations the multiple factor hypothesis which had been formulated by NILSSON-EHLE on the basis of his studies of quantitative characters in oats and wheat. Since then...

Calculations of the productivity of Glossina austeni Newst. maintained on goats and on lop-eared rabbits.

The productivity of Glossina austeni Newst., maintained on lop-eared rabbits, has been calculated by Jordan & Curtis (1968a). The distinction was made between colonies in the " expanding phase ", when all female offspring produced by the colony are added to the breeding stock and growth is exponential, and the "stationary phase", when sufficient offspring are retained to keep the colony at cons...

Trade and National Security: A Test for Best-Known Hypothesis

National security depends on soft power, the ability of a country to generate and use its economic power and to project its national values. It also depends on long-term factors that contribute to economic growth and increase the total resources base available not only for defense but to provide economic security in the form of income and business opportunities for individuals. The economic iss...

The Stringency Of Environmental Regulations And Technological Change: A Specific Test Of The Porter Hypothesis

Drug induced folic acid (vit B9) deficiency in a hydrocephalus mini lop rabbit