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Insights into food preference in hybrid F1 of Siniperca chuatsi (♀) × Siniperca scherzeri (♂) mandarin fish through transcriptome analysis.
BMC genomics - 5 Sept 2013
He Shan, Liang Xu-Fang, Sun Jian, Li Ling, Yu Ying, Huang Wei, Qu Chun-Mei, Cao Liang, Bai Xiao-Li, Tao Ya-Xiong
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BACKGROUND: As economically relevant traits, feeding behavior and food preference domestication determine production cost and profitability. Although there are intensive research efforts on feeding behavior and food intake, little is known about food preference. Mandarin fish accept only live prey fish and refuse dead prey fish or artificial diets. Very little is currently known about the genes regulating this...
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