Realized heritability and genetic gain estimates of larval shell length in the Chinese pearl oyster pinctada martensii at three different salinities

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-306

  Deng, Yuewen ^a   Fu, Shao ^a   Du, Xiaodong ^a   Wang, Qingheng ^a  

^a GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINCTADA; PINCTADA MARTENSI;

EID: 79954522563     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A08-024.1     Document Type: Article

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