Evaluation of progeny of fourth generation Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850) breeding lines

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 753-757

  Nell, John A ^a   Perkins, Ben ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; Oysters; Selective breeding

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 19944418793     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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