A YY-male Oreochromis niloticus strain developed from an exceptional mitotic gynogenetic male and growth performance testing of genetically all-male progenies

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 773-775

  Müller Belecke, Andreas ^a   Hörstgen Schwark, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

All male; Gynogenesis; Homozygous; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; YY male

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; MALE;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34248382428     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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