The genetic improvement of farmed tilapias project: Impact and lessons learned

Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 149-171

  Acosta, Belen O ^a   Gupta, Modadugu V ^a,b  

^a SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department   (Philippines)

^b NONE   (India)

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EID: 79953723210     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3087-0_8     Document Type: Chapter

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