Bayesian analysis of the linear reaction norm model with unknown covariates

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1651-1657

  Su, G ^a   Madsen, P ^a   Lund, M S ^a   Sorensen, D ^a   Korsgaard, I R ^a   Jensen, J ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental sensitivity; Environmental value; Genetic parameter; Genotype x environment interaction; Gibbs sampler; Reaction norm model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; PROBABILITY;

BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 33745834366     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-517     Document Type: Article

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