Short sharp shock produces viable tetraploids in crosses of diploid blue mussels Mytilus edulis: Short Communication

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 40, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1680-1682

  McCombie, Helen ^a,b   Cornette, Florence ^c   Beaumont, Andy R ^b  

^a Experiance   (France)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Cytochalasin B; Gynogenesis; Mussel; Polar body; Tetraploid

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HYBRID; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MUSSEL CULTURE; REARING; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY; SURVIVAL;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 70349320563     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02273.x     Document Type: Article

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