QTL mapping for two commercial traits in farmed saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)

Animal Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-149

  Miles, L G ^a   Isberg, S R ^a,b   Thomson, P C ^a   Glenn, T C ^c,d   Lance, S L ^c   Dalzell, P ^a,e   Moran, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Porosus Ptv Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crocodilian; QTL; Quantitative trait loci; Reptile; Saltwater crocodile

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS; REPTILIA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 77951629199     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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