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Heritability of Tolerance for Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis in Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Author(s) -
McIntyre John D.,
Amend Donald F.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1978)107<305:hotfih>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - oncorhynchus , heritability , biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , evolutionary biology , artificial intelligence , computer science
A hierarchical breeding design was used to demonstrate the heritability of tolerance for infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in sockeye salmon. Oncorhynchus nerka. Heritability was about 30%, indicating that artificial selection may increase the number of fish that can tolerate the disease.