The Swedish Arctic charr breeding programme

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 650, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 275-282

  Nilsson, J ^a   Brannas E ^a   Eriksson, L O ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic charr; Growth; Inbreeding; Maturity; Selective breeding

Indexed keywords

BREEDING PROGRAMMES; FARMING INDUSTRY; FAT CONTENTS; GENETIC METHODS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HIGH RATE; PEDIGREE DATA; PRODUCTION CYCLE; SELECTED STRAINS; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SEXUAL MATURITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGRICULTURE;

AQUACULTURE;

AGE STRUCTURE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SALMONID CULTURE; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SEXUAL MATURITY; SURVIVAL;

SWEDEN;

SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 77953958514     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0232-9     Document Type: Article

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