Likelihood calculations to evaluate experimental designs to estimate genetic variances

Heredity

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-221

  Meyer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal model; Experimental design; Genetic variances; Maximum likelihood

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENETIC VARIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING; SAMPLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVALUATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50049119646     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2008.46     Document Type: Article

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