Evidence of female heterogamety, B-chromosome and natural tetraploidy in the Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, used in aquaculture

Aquaculture

Volumn 149, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 31-37

  Pandey, N ^a   Lakra, W S ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

B chromosome; Clarias batrachus; Female heterogamety; Natural tetraploidy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030933986     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01427-5     Document Type: Article

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