Genetic correlation for body weight of Atlantic salmon grilse between fish in sea ranching and land-based farming

Aquaculture

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 205-214

  Jonasson J ^a   Gjedrem, T ^b  

^a Stofnfiskur Ltd   (Iceland)

^b NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; MARICULTURE;

ICELAND;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0345084467     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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