Estimation of parameters in large offspring number models and ratios of coalescence times

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-28

  Eldon, Bjarki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inference; Multiple merger coalescent; Ratio of coalescence times

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENEALOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION MODELING; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; OYSTER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; GADUS MORHUA; GENETICS, POPULATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; OSTREIDAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 79959378608     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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