Response to selection and heritability for growth in the Khuruma prawn, Penaeus japonicus

Aquaculture

Volumn 181, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 215-223

  Hetzel, David J S ^a   Crocos, Peter J ^a   Davis, Gerard P ^a   Moore, Steven S ^a   Preston, Nigel C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heritability; Penaeus japonicus; Selection; Growth; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HERITABILITY; PRAWN CULTURE; SELECTION;

PENAEUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 0034650989     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00237-9     Document Type: Article

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