Species-characteristic and subspecies-characteristic haemoglobins in some tilapiine fishes and a comparative study on their globin chains

Aquaculture International

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-145

  Falk, T M ^a   Abban, E K ^b   Villwock, W ^a   Renwrantz, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Globin chains; Haemoglobins; Species differentiation; Tilapia (Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia)

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; SAROTHERODON; TILAPIA;

EID: 0242593562     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009238323770     Document Type: Article

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