Model for fitting longitudinal traits subject to threshold response applied to genetic evaluation for heat tolerance

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Sánchez, Juan Pablo ^a   Rekaya, Romdhane ^b   Misztal, Ignacy ^b  

^a Facultad de Veterinaria   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEAT FLOW; HEATING; MODEL TEST; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; THRESHOLD;

EID: 70449711129     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9686-41-10     Document Type: Article

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