Oreochromis niloticus

Screening and identification of microsatellite markers associated with cold tolerance in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

H. P. Zhu, Liu, Z. G., Lu, M. X., Gao, F. Y., Ke, X. L., and Huang, Z. H., Screening and identification of microsatellite markers associated with cold tolerance in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, vol. 14, pp. 10308-10314, 2015.

Tilapia is an important fish cultured in tropical and subtropical areas. Cold sensitivity limits the expansion of tilapia culture into colder regions of the world, and mass mortalities of cultured tilapia have been reported due to severe cold currents in winter. Since the late 1990s, several strains of Nile tilapia have been domesticated to improve the ability to adapt to low temperatures. Previous studies revealed that these varieties were more cold-tolerant than the founder population and overwintered naturally well in ponds in the west-south area of Guangdong Province.

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