journal ofHEREDITY An international journal of

genomic and evolutionary diversity

American Genetic AssociationISSN 0022-1503 (Print)ISSN 1465-7333 (Online)

Volume 101 | Number 5 | Septemper/October 2010

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HEREDITYAn international journal of genomic and evolutionary diversity

Original Articles

Getting Long in the Tooth: A Strong Positive Correlation between Canine Size and Heterozygosity in Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Joseph I. Hoffman, Nora Hanson, Jaume Forcada, Phil N. Trathan, and William Amos 527

Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying a Heterozygosity – Fitness Correlation for Canine Size in the Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella Joseph I. Hoffman, Jaume Forcada, and William Amos 539

Low Heterozygosity at Microsatellite Markers in Iberian Red Deer with Small Antlers Javier Pérez-González, Juan Carranza, Jerónimo Torres-Porras, and José L. Fernández-García 553

Phylogeography and Population Genetic Structure of the Great Leaf-Nosed Bat ( Hipposideros armiger ) in China Lijie Xu, Chunfeng He, Cen Shen, Tinglei Jiang, Limin Shi, Keping Sun, Sean W. Berquist, and Jiang Feng 562

Quantitative Genetics of Pigmentation Development in 2 Populations of the Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis Michael F. Westphal and Theodore J. Morgan 573

Genetic Approaches Refine Ex Situ Lowland Tapir ( Tapirus terrestris ) Conservation Anders GonÇalves da Silva, Danielle R. Lalonde, Viviana Quse, Alan Shoemaker, and Michael A. Russello 581

Phylogeography of 3 North Atlantic Wolffish species ( Anarhichas spp.) with Phylogenetic Relationships within the Family Anarhichadidae Megan R. McCusker and Paul Bentzen 591

Sex Determination: Genetic Models for Oysters Philip W. Hedrick and Dennis Hedgecock 602

An Insertion in the RSPO2 Gene Correlates with Improper Coat in the Portuguese Water Dog Heidi G. Parker, Kevin Chase, Edouard Cadieu, Karl Gordon Lark, and Elaine A. Ostrander 612

Concordant Phylogeographies of 2 Malaria Vectors Attest to Common Spatial and Demographic Histories Pedro M. Pedro, Alexandre Uezu, and Maria Anice Mureb Sallum 618

Brief Communications

Clock Genes Localize to Quantitative Trait Loci for Stage-Specific Growth in Juvenile Coho Salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch Kathleen G. O'Malley, Erin K. McClelland, and Kerry A. Naish 628

Development of Feline Microsatellites and SNPs for Evaluating Primary Cataract Candidate Genes as Cause for Cataract in Angolan Lions ( Panthera leo bleyenberghi ) Ute Philipp, Andrea Steinmetz, and Ottmar Distl 633

Identification of Y Chromosome Genetic Variations in Chinese Indigenous Horse Breeds Yinghui Ling, Yuehui Ma, Weijun Guan, Yuejiao Cheng, Yanping Wang, Jianlin Han, Dapeng Jin, Lai Mang, and Halik Mahmut 639

A New Mutation in MC1R Explains a Coat Color Phenotype in 2 “Old” Breeds: Saluki and Afghan Hound Dayna L. Dreger and Sheila M. Schmutz 644

Low Satellite DNA Variability in Natural Populations of Drosophila antonietae Involved in Different Evolutionary Events Fernando Faria Franco, Fabio Melo Sene, and Maura Helena Manfrin 650

Genetic Analysis of Capsule and Its Associated Economic Traits in Opium Poppy ( Papaver somniferum L.) Birendra Kumar and Nirmal Kumar Patra 657

Announcements 661

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Tooth size is a good predictor of both age and body size in adult male Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and is itself predicted by heterozygosity at several different genetic markers, providing insight into genetic determinants of reproductive success (see pp 527-538). Photograph taken by Jaume Forcada.