Genetic parameters for return rate and body weight of sea-ranched Atlantic salmon

Aquaculture

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 219-231

  Jonasson J ^a   Gjerde, B ^b   Gjedrem, T ^b  

^a Stofnfiskur Ltd   (Iceland)

^b NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; BODY WEIGHT; FISH CULTURE; POPULATION GENETICS; RETURN RATE; SEA RANCHING;

ICELAND;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0343471390     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00059-8     Document Type: Article

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