Estimating genetic parameters in natural populations using the "animal model".

doi:10.1098/rstb.2003.1437

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Estimating genetic parameters in natural populations using the "animal model".

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 29 Jun 2004

Kruuk Loeske E B

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Estimating the genetic basis of quantitative traits can be tricky for wild populations in natural environments, as environmental variation frequently obscures the underlying evolutionary patterns. I review the recent application of restricted maximum-likelihood "animal models" to multigenerational data from natural populations, and show how the estimation of variance components and prediction of breeding values...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Biological Evolution
Environment
Genetics, Population
Likelihood Functions
Models, Biological
Multivariate Analysis
Pedigree
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Reproduction

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PMID: 15306404
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1437
PMCID: PMC1693385

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