Response to bi-directional selection for frequency of early maturing females in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 13-25

  Longalong, Felicisima M ^a   Eknath, Ambekar E ^b   Bentsen, Hans B ^c  

^a Natl Freshw Fish Technol Res C   (Philippines)

^b World Fish Center Makati City   (Philippines)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Correlated response; Nile tilapia; Selection; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; AQUACULTURE; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GROWTH; MATURATION;

MATURATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0033565265     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00132-5     Document Type: Article

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