Estimates for the heritability of size in juvenile Penaeus monodon prawns from half-sib matings

Aquaculture

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 49-53

  Benzie, J A H ^a   Kenway, M ^a   Trott, L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Environmental effects; Genetics; Hatchery production; Larval quality; Penaeus monodon

Indexed keywords

BODY LENGTH; BODY WEIGHT; GIANT TIGER PRAWN; HERITABILITY;

DECAPODA; PENAEUS MONODON;

EID: 0030791943     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01528-1     Document Type: Article

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