Allozyme heterozygosity, founder effect and fitness traits in a cultivated population of the European oyster, Ostrea edulis

Aquaculture

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 203-224

  Saavedra, Carlos ^a,c   Guerra, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓNS MARIÑAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Founder effect; Growth rate; Heterozygosity; Ostrea edulis; Viability

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0000612896     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0044-8486(95)01127-7     Document Type: Article

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