Intraclass correlation of polychotomous responses of lodgepole pine to infection of western gall rust: A simulation study

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 108-115

  Yang, R C ^a   Dhir, N K ^b   Yeh, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Land and Forest Service   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estimation of genetic parameters; Intraclass correlation; Liability model; Monte Carlo simulation; Threshold trait

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

INFECTION; INTRACLASS CORRELATION; LIABILITY MODEL; LODGEPOLE PINE; POLYCHOTOMOUS RESPONSES; THRESHOLD TREAT; WESTERN GALL RUST;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0031669162     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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