Is the Dutch domesticated strain of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) a hybrid?

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1072-1076

  Anene, Nwafili Sylvanus ^a,b   Tianxiang, Gao ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clarias gariepinus; Contaminated hatchery stock and hybrid; Holland Clarias

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA;

ARTICLE; CATFISH; CLARIAS ANGUILLARIS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC TRAIT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALIA; CLARIAS; CLARIAS ANGUILLARIS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 34247630052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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