Estimation of heritability and genetic correlation of number of abdominal and caudal vertebrae in masu salmon

Fisheries Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-298

  Ando, Daisei ^a   Mano, Shu Ichi ^b,d   Koide, Nobuhisa ^a   Nakajima, Masamichi ^c  

^a Hokkaido Fish Hatchery   (Japan)

^b Donan Research Branch   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Eastern Hokkaido Inland Water Fisheries Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal vertebrae; Caudal vertebrae; Genetic correlation; Heritability; Masu salmon

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU MASOU;

EID: 41549146995     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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