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Genetic parameters for cold tolerance and body weight of Chinese fleshy prawn, Fenneropenaeus chinensis

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The inability of Fenneropenaeus chinensis to tolerate low temperatures is of major economic concern in temperate climates, as it reduces their growing season and leads to over-winter mortality. In this study, the heritability of body weight under low grow-out temperature and cold tolerance in F. chinensis were first investigated and estimated using 88 ful-sib families, which might provide crucial information in Chinese fleshy prawn breeding programs. The heritability for body weight under suitable and low temperature of F. chinensis were both moderate (0.158 0±0.307 5 and 0.132 0±0.026 9 respectively); the large coefficient of variation (approximately 21%) and moderate estimate of heritability for body weight indicated substantial potential for selective breeding. The heritability estimate for cold tolerance was low (0.019 2±0.023 5), and showed no significant differences from zero (P>0.05). A weak genetic correlation between cold tolerance and body weight was also estimated in the present study, also showing no significant differences from zero (P>0.05). Thus, more research needs to be conducted on the more accurate heritability estimate of cold tolerance and genetic correlations between traits in F. chinensis to further improve the achievement of breeding goals.

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  1. Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Fisheries Resources of Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Wenjia Li, Sheng Luan, Kun Luo, Juan Sui, Xia Lu, Qingyin Wang & Jie Kong

  2. Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Wenjia Li, Sheng Luan, Kun Luo, Juan Sui, Xia Lu, Qingyin Wang & Jie Kong

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Foundation item: Qingdao Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project under contract No. Q51201403; the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 31172402 and 31572616; the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project financially supported by Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology under contract No. 2015ASKJ02; Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. ZR2014CQ001; the Taishan Scholar Program for Seed Industry.

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Li, W., Luan, S., Luo, K. et al. Genetic parameters for cold tolerance and body weight of Chinese fleshy prawn, Fenneropenaeus chinensis . Acta Oceanol. Sin. 35, 12–18 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-016-0845-6

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