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The author wishes to express his appreciation to Dr John McGinnis, of the University of Georgia Computer Center, for his valuable aid with statistical analysis.
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Mulcahy, D. Optimal sex ratio in Silene alba. Heredity 22, 411–423 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1967.50
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