Out-crossing among commercial strains of the northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria: Survival, growth and implications for selective breeding

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 403-416

  Camara, Mark D ^a,b   Allen Jr , Standish K ^a   Carnegie, Ryan B ^a   Reece, Kimberly S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genetics; Hard clam; Heterosis; Inbreeding; Mercenaria mercenaria; Northern quahog

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHERY; METAMORPHOSIS; OUTCROSSING; SALINITY; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 33747669448     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[403:OACSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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