\begin{table}%t5 \caption{\label{mrtab}Major merger rates $\Re_{\rm m}^{\rm mph}$ in GOODS-S.} \par %\centerline { \small \begin{tabular}{lccccc} \hline\hline Sample selection & $z = 0.4^{{a}}$ & $z = 0.725^{{a}}$ & $z = 0.975^{{a}}$ & $\Re_{\rm m}(0)^{{a,b}}$ & $n^{{b}}$\\ \hline $M_B \leq -20$ & $\rm 1.2^{+1.3}_{-0.6}$ & $\rm 2.3^{+1.4}_{-0.9}$ & $\rm 3.9^{+1.9}_{-1.3}$ & $0.40 \pm 0.14^{{c}}$ & $3.3 \pm 0.8^{{c}}$\\ $M_{\star} \geq 10^{10}\ M_{\odot}$ & $\rm 0.9^{+2.6}_{-0.7}$ & $\rm 2.2^{+1.5}_{-0.9}$ & $\rm 2.9^{+1.6}_{-1.0}$ & $0.29 \pm 0.06$ & $3.5 \pm 0.4$\\ \hline \end{tabular}} $^{{a}}$ In units of $10^{-4}\ {\rm Mpc^{-3}\ Gyr^{-1}}$. $^{{b}}$ Best $\Re_{\rm m}^{\rm mph}(z) = \Re_{\rm m}^{\rm mph}(0)(1+z)^n$ fit to the data.\\ $^{{c}}$ This fit includes the \cite{depropris07} local value. \end{table}