A novel method for estimating heritability using molecular markers

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 218-224

  Mousseau, Timothy A ^a   Ritland, Kermit ^b   Heath, Daniel D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heritability; Jacking; Maximum likelihood; Molecular markers; Relatedness; Salmon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031952090     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6882690     Document Type: Article

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