Heritability estimates of larval and spat shell height in the Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis Hupe 1854) produced under controlled laboratory conditions
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- 16 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Aquaculture Research
- Vol. 35 (1) , 56-61
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.Keywords
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