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Goldfish varieties and genetics : a handbook for breeders /

The goldfish, Carassius auratus, a member of the Carp family, Cyprinidae, has been domesticated for many hundreds of years, as a food fish, a laboratory animal and now most important commercially, for ornamental and aesthetic purposes. There are now many scores of recognised varieties, which have be...

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Main Author: Smartt, J.
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2001.
Subjects:
Goldfish.
Goldfish > Varieties.
Goldfish > Genetics.
PETS > Fish & Aquariums.
Electronic books.
Electronic resource.
Online Access:Wiley Online Library
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • TOC36;Contents
  • Preface
  • CH36;1 Introduction
  • CH36;2 History and Development of the Goldfish
  • Pre45;domestication
  • Domestication
  • Diversification
  • The political dimension
  • Artefacts as evidence in tracing development of goldfish varieties
  • Dissemination of the goldfish
  • CH36;3 Goldfish Varieties 45; a Review of Literature
  • H46; T46; Wolf 40;190841; Goldfish Breeds
  • Hugh M46; Smith 40;190941; Japanese Goldfish 45; Their Varieties and Cultivation
  • W46; T46; Innes 40;191745;193244; 194741; Goldfish Varieties
  • Hodge 38; Derham 40;192641; Goldfish Culture for Amateurs
  • Hodge 38; Derham 40;192641; Goldfish Culture for Amateurs
  • T46; C46; Roughley 40;193641; The Cult of the Goldfish
  • The contributions of Chen 40;192541; and Matsui 40;193441;
  • Chen 40;192541; Variation in External Characters of Goldfi sh Carassius auratus
  • Matsui 40;193441; Genetical Studies on Goldfish of Japan
  • Matsui 40;193441; Genetical Studies on Goldfish of Japan
  • Hervey 38; Hems 40;194841; The Goldfish
  • Frank Orme 40;197941; Fancy Goldfish Culture
  • Watanabe 40;198841; Handbook of Goldfish
  • P233;nzes 38; T246;lg 40;198641; Goldfish and Ornamental Carp
  • Recent literature on Chinese goldfish
  • Man Shek45;hay 40;198244; 199341; Goldfi sh in Hong Kong
  • Li Zhen 40;198841; Chinese Goldfish
  • B46; Teichfischer 40;199441; Goldfische in Aller Welt
  • CH36;4 Modern Goldfish Varieties
  • The Common Goldfish
  • The Comet
  • The Shubunkins
  • The Wakin
  • The Jikin
  • The Fantail
  • The Ryukin
  • The Tosakin
  • The Veiltail
  • The Telescope
  • The Celestial
  • The Bubble45;eye
  • The Pompon
  • The Pearlscale
  • The Oranda
  • The Ranchu45;Lionhead Group
  • Concluding remarks
  • CH36;5 The Aesthetic Appreciation of Goldfish
  • The Common Goldfish standard
  • The Comet standard
  • The Shubunkin standard
  • The Fantail standard
  • The Jikin standard
  • The Fringetail standard
  • The Ryukin standard
  • The Veiltail standard
  • The Tosakin standard
  • The Pearlscale standard
  • The Pompon standard
  • The Telescope45;eye standards
  • The Celestial standard
  • The Bubble45;eye standard
  • The Oranda standards
  • The Lionhead standards
  • Goldfish aesthetics and standards 8230; some conclusions
  • Condition and deportment
  • Goldfish appreciation 8230; a postscript
  • CH36;6 Basic Genetic Principles for Goldfish Breeders
  • The chromosome theory of heredity
  • Mendelian inheritance
  • Linkage
  • Polyploidy
  • Developmental aspects
  • Quantitative genetics
  • Population genetics
  • Breeding strategy
  • CH36;7 The Genetics of Goldfish Variety Evolution
  • The xanthic mutation
  • The twin45;tail mutation
  • Fins 45; size and shape
  • General coloration
  • Eye mutants
  • Hypertrophies of the head
  • Scale types
  • The out45;turned operculum
  • Body conformation
  • Evolutionary genetics of goldfish 45; some conclusions
  • Evolution of the goldfish 45; a genealogy
  • CH36;8 Genetics and Goldfish Improvement
  • Manipulation of dominance relationships between alleles at a genetic locus
  • Biotechnology and its actual and potential significance
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