A bivariate quantitative genetic model for a threshold trait and a survival trait

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 565-581

  Damgaard, Lars Holm ^a,b   Korsgaard, Inge Riis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Bivariate genetic model; Ordered categorical trait; Survival trait

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATTLE; GENETIC VARIATION; MODEL; SURVIVAL; THRESHOLD;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

BAYES THEOREM; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846252826     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2006022     Document Type: Article

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