Genetic differences in growth among wild populations of the yabby, Cherax destructor (Clark)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 917-923

  Jerry, D R ^a   Purvis, I W ^a   Piper, L R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding programme; Genetic base; Growth; Yabby

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; CHERAX; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037044274     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2002.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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