WIAS PhD Project

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Title:	Development of a selective breeding program for Dover Sole, Solea solea.
Group:	Animal Breeding and Genetics Group (ABG)
Name:	Robbert J.W. Blonk
Birthdate:	15 July 1981
E-mail:	robbert.blonk@wur.nl
Interests:	Sports; fish
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Previous Education:	Fish Culture and Fisheries
Graduation Subjects:	Reproduction of 4 breeds of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Spermatogenesis of Dover sole, Solea solea Development of a breeding program with integration of YY-males
Supervisors:	Johan van Arendonk Hans Komen; Andries Kamstra
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Financer:	NWO-Casimir
Start date:	09 January 2006
End date:	09 January 2010
Introduction:	During this project a breeding program for natural mating Dover sole in a commercial culture environment is developed. The use of genomics and natural reproduction in a breeding program for an aquatic species is new
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