Joseph Smartt

Goldfish Varieties and Genetics

Handbook for Breeders

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The goldfish is not only the basis of the hobbyist ornamental fish market but is also the aquatic equivalent of the laboratory rat for experimental science and research. The number of varieties is enormous, and this practical manual will be of value not only to professional breeders but also researchers and enthusiastic amateur breeders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 176mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780852382653
• ISBN-10: 0852382650
• Artikelnr.: 22333864

Autorenporträt

Joseph Smartt was a British geneticist with major contributions to the knowledge of crop evolution, especially of grain legumes.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the goldfish (Carassius auratus);.

Domestication of the goldfish in China;.

Goldfish varieties;.

Basic goldfish genetics;.

Reproduction, embryology and development;.

Evolutionary genetics: Introduction;.

Colour variation;.

Variation in Finnage;.

Variation in other characters;.

Practical applications of genetical principles andconclusions

Rezensionen

"... well illustrated with precise drawings and colourful plates,and should be of great interest to goldfish enthusiasts if notgeneticists."
Fish and Fisheries