Genotype × environment interactions for weight in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) on five Australian farms

Aquaculture

Volumn 265, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 91-101

  Swan, Andrew A ^a   Thompson, Peter A ^a   Ward, Robert D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; G E interaction; Genetic correlation; Genetic improvement; Pacific oysters; Weight

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BODY MASS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; OYSTER CULTURE; SCALE EFFECT; SELECTIVE BREEDING; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 34047141536     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.01.036     Document Type: Article

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