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1 April 2013 Estimates of Correlations for Shell Morphological Traits on Body Weight of Interspecific Hybrid Abalone (Haliotis discus hannai and Haliotis gigantea)
Xuan Luo, Caihuan Ke, Weiwei You
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Abstract

In this study, shell length, shell width, shell height, apex height, and body weight of reciprocal hybrid abalone (Haliotis discus hannai ♀ × H. gigantea ♂ (DG) and H. gigantea ♀ × H. discus hannai ♂ (GD)) were measured, and the correlation coefficients were estimated. Path coefficients, determination coefficients, and correlation index were calculated. The results showed that phenotypic correlations between morphological traits and body weight in reciprocal hybrids were positive. The association of the morphological traits and body weight were found to be different in these 2 hybrid abalone. For DG, shell height was highly correlated with body weight among the 4 shell morphological traits, whereas shell width was highly correlated with body weight in GD. Multiple regression equations were obtained to estimate shell length, Χ;1 (in millimeters); shell width, Χ;2 (in millimeters); apex height, Χ;3 (in millimeters); and shell height, Χ;4 (in millimeters); against body weight, Y (in grams) of reciprocal hybrids (DG and GD). For DG: Y = -181.723 2.4327Χ;1 1.2548Χ;2 1.2128Χ;3 2.2128Χ;4; for GD: Y = -241.131 3.1122Χ;1 2.0166Χ;2 1.7543Χ;3 2.7312Χ;4. These results will help abalone breeding practices and be useful for selecting growthrelated traits in genetic breeding program of hybrid abalone.

Xuan Luo, Caihuan Ke, and Weiwei You "Estimates of Correlations for Shell Morphological Traits on Body Weight of Interspecific Hybrid Abalone (Haliotis discus hannai and Haliotis gigantea)," Journal of Shellfish Research 32(1), 115-118, (1 April 2013). https://doi.org/10.2983/035.032.0117
Published: 1 April 2013
KEYWORDS
correlation analysis
Haliotis discus hannai
Haliotis gigantea
hybrid abalone
multiple regression analysis
path analysis
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