Utilizing Gaussian Markov random field properties of Bayesian animal models

Biometrics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 763-771

  Steinsland, Ingelin ^a   Jensen, Henrik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Additive genetic effects; Approximate Bayesian inference; MCMC; Multitrait animal model; Quantitative genetics; Wild house sparrow population

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INFERENCE ENGINES;

ADDITIVE GENETIC EFFECT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPROXIMATE BAYESIAN INFERENCE; GAUSSIAN MARKOV RANDOM FIELD; GENETIC EFFECTS; HOUSE SPARROWS; MCMC; MULTITRAIT ANIMAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE GENETIC; WILD HOUSE SPARROW POPULATION;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASSERINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 77956850216     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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