We apply the new generation of theoretical models of low-mass stars to
secondaries in CVs, focussing on systems above the period gap. The models
confirm that the spectral type should be a good indicator of the donor mass.
The orbital period-spectral type diagram can potentially constrain the
long-term mean mass transfer rate. A transfer rate that increases with
decreasing period is most easily reconciled with the observational data.Comment: 6 pages; to appear in proceedings of Warner Symposium on Cataclysmic
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