Bayesian multimodel inference for dose-response studies

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1867-1872

  Link, William A ^a   Albers, Peter H ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Dose response; Methylmercury; Model selection; Multimodel inference

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRITION; ORGANOMETALLICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; METHYLMERCURY; MODEL SELECTION; MULTIMODEL INFERENCE;

BIRDS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; METHYLMERCURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FALCON SPARVERIUS; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; KESTREL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FALCONIFORMES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

FALCO; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 34548484609     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-597R.1     Document Type: Article

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