Genetic control of swimming stamina in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )
A rigorous regime was used to test fish stamina in a stress tunnel. The heritability of swimming stamina was 0.24. The genetic correlation of −0.14 with length was small and negative, while the environmental correlation of 0.43 was larger. This can be taken to imply a relatively small additive compo...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1984
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/g84-010 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/g84-010 |
| Summary: | A rigorous regime was used to test fish stamina in a stress tunnel. The heritability of swimming stamina was 0.24. The genetic correlation of −0.14 with length was small and negative, while the environmental correlation of 0.43 was larger. This can be taken to imply a relatively small additive component affecting swimming with the possibility of dominance deviation in the correlated responses. |
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