Getting Long in the Tooth: A Strong Positive Correlation between Canine Size and Heterozygosity in Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella

• Published in: Journal of Heredity
• Main Authors: Hoffman, Joseph I., Hanson, Nora, Forcada, Jaume, Trathan, Phil N., Amos, William
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2010
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/esq045v1; https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esq045

Most studies of heterozygosity–fitness correlations (HFCs) in natural populations relate to fitness traits expressed early in life, whereas traits that are often more difficult to measure such as longevity and adult body size remain elusive. Teeth provide a window on an individual's life histor...