Artificial hybrid between Anguilla anguilla and A. japonica

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1450-1454

  Okamura, A ^a   Zhang, H ^a,b   Utoh, T ^a   Akazawa, A ^a   Yamada, Y ^a   Horie, N ^a   Mikawa, N ^a   Tanaka, S ^a   Oka, H P ^a  

^a IRAGO Institute Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Anguilla anguilla; Anguilla japonica; Aquaculture; Freshwater eel; Interbreeding

Indexed keywords

HYBRID;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 2442646654     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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