Sperm cryoconservation in Anarhichas sp., endangered cold-water aquaculture species with internal fertilization

Aquaculture International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Le François, Nathalie R ^a   Lamarre, S G ^a   Tveiten, H ^b   Blier, P U ^a   Bailey, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anarhichas; Antifreeze proteins; Cryopreservation; Internal fertilization; Wolffish

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; COLD WATER; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); SPERM;

ANARHICHADIDAE; ANARHICHAS; ANARHICHAS LUPUS; ANARHICHAS MINOR;

EID: 43149108854     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-007-9137-7     Document Type: Article

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