Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 159-166

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584020159

Epidermis structure in the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and its Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) hybrid

Karel Halačka1, Radovan Kopp2, Ondřej Klíma2, Jan Mareš2

1Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic
2Mendel University in Brno, Department of Fisheries and Hydrobiology, Czech Republic

Received June 13, 2014
Accepted November 26, 2014

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