Study on heritability of growth in the juvenile sea urchin Strongylocentrotus nudus

Journal of Shellfisheries Research, August, 2004 by Liu Xiaolin, Chang Yaqing, Xiang Jianhai, Ding Jun, Cao Xuebin

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank J. Song, G. D. Wang, R. L. Xing, and S. G. Yan for their invaluable assistance in the laboratory production of the family lines. They also thank J. M. Lawrence for editing the paper.

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