Sexual sterilization of harvest-size Penaeus japonicus (Bate) using ionizing irradiation

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1144-1147

  Sellars, Melony J ^a   Preston, Nigel P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Genetic protection; Selective breeding; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE METHOD; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SHRIMP CULTURE; STERILIZATION;

MARSUPENAEUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 23844497746     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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