Computing marginal posterior densities of genetic parameters of a multiple trait animal model using Laplace approximation or Gibbs sampling

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 427-450

  Hofer, A ^a,b   Ducrocq, V ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Gibbs sampling; Lanczos method; Laplace approximation; Marginal posterior density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031474478     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19970402     Document Type: Article

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