Genotype-by-environment interaction of growth traits in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): A continental scale study

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5572-5581

  Sae Lim, P ^a   Kause, A ^b   Mulder, H A ^a   Martin, K E ^c   Barfoot, A J ^c   Parsons, J E ^c   Davidson, J ^d   Rexroad III, C E ^e   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Komen, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Troutlodge Inc   (United States)

^d Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous genetic variance; Multitrait multienvironment; Reranking; Scaling effect; Selection bias; Thermal growth coefficient

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PEDIGREE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84888164735     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5949     Document Type: Article

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