Cortisol response to a crowding stress: Heritability and association with disease resistance to Yersinia ruckeri in rainbow trout

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-433

  Weber, Gregory M ^a   Vallejo, Roger L ^a   Lankford, Scott E ^b   Silverstein, Jeffrey T ^a   Welch, Timothy J ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; YERSINIA RUCKERI;

EID: 59449104355     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A07-059.1     Document Type: Article

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