Heritability estimates of larval and spat shell height in the Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis Hupe 1854) produced under controlled laboratory conditions

Toro, JE; Alcapan, AC; Vergara, AM; Ojeda, JA

Abstract

The heritability of larval size is estimated in Mytilus chilensis, based on a nested design, involving 95 full-sib and 19 half-sib families (19 males each mated to 5 separated females) grown under controlled laboratory conditions. The half-sib heritability estimates at 10, 25 and 40 days for larval and spat shell height ranged between 0.38 ± 0.33 and 0.84 ± 0.45, suggesting that selection for shell size would be effective.

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Título según WOS: Heritability estimates of larval and spat shell height in the Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis Hupe 1854) produced under controlled laboratory conditions
Título según SCOPUS: Heritability estimates of larval and spat shell height in the Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis Hupe 1854) produced under controlled laboratory conditions
Título de la Revista: AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
Volumen: 35
Número: 1
Editorial: Wiley
Fecha de publicación: 2004
Página de inicio: 56
Página final: 61
Idioma: English
DOI:

10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.00985.x

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS