Controlled breeding studies to verify the identity of roach and common bream hybrids from a natural population

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 686-696

  Pitts, C S ^a,c   Jordan, D R ^b   Cowx, I G ^a   Jones, N V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Cyprinidae; F1 hybrids; F2 backcrossed hybrids; Meristics

Indexed keywords

COMMON BREAM; CONTROLLED BREEDING; HYBRIDIZATION; NATURAL POPULATION; ROACH;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 0031260492     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0483     Document Type: Article

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