Article
Genetic parameters and quantitative trait loci analysis associated with body size and timing at metamorphosis into glass eels in captive-bred Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Nomura Kazuharu, Fujiwara Atushi, Iwasaki Yuki, Nishiki Issei, Matsuura Aiko, Ozaki Akiyuki, Sudo Ryusuke, Tanaka Hideki
Abstract excerpt
The Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) is among the most important aquaculture fish species in Eastern Asia. The present study aimed to identify the genetic parameters underlying body size and the timing at metamorphosis from leptocephali to glass eels in captive-bred Japanese eels, with the intent to foster sustainable development. Larvae from a partly factorial cross (14 sires × 11 dams) were reared until the...
Topics
- Anguilla
- Animals
- Aquaculture
- Body Size
- Breeding
- Chromosome Mapping
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Male
- Metamorphosis, Biological
- Models, Genetic