WOMBAT: a tool for mixed model analyses in quantitative genetics by restricted maximum likelihood (REML).

@article{citeulike:1971659, abstract = {WOMBAT is a software package for quantitative genetic analyses of continuous traits, fitting a linear, mixed model; estimates of covariance components and the resulting genetic parameters are obtained by restricted maximum likelihood. A wide range of models, comprising numerous traits, multiple fixed and random effects, selected genetic covariance structures, random regression models and reduced rank estimation are accommodated. WOMBAT employs up-to-date numerical and computational methods. Together with the use of efficient compilers, this generates fast executable programs, suitable for large scale analyses. Use of WOMBAT is illustrated for a bivariate analysis. The package consists of the executable program, available for LINUX and WINDOWS environments, manual and a set of worked example, and can be downloaded free of charge from (http://agbu. une.edu.au/~kmeyer/wombat.html).}, address = {Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. kmeyer@didgeridoo.une.edu.au}, author = {Meyer, K. }, citeulike-article-id = {1971659}, doi = {10.1631/jzus.2007.B0815}, issn = {1673-1581}, journal = {J Zhejiang Univ Sci B}, keywords = {genetics, mixed-model}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {815--821}, posted-at = {2007-11-24 10:34:31}, priority = {2}, title = {WOMBAT: a tool for mixed model analyses in quantitative genetics by restricted maximum likelihood (REML).}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2007.B0815}, volume = {8}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1971659 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1971659 TI - WOMBAT: a tool for mixed model analyses in quantitative genetics by restricted maximum likelihood (REML). JF - J Zhejiang Univ Sci B VL - 8 IS - 11 SP - 815 EP - 821 AD - Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. kmeyer@didgeridoo.une.edu.au SN - 1673-1581 N2 - WOMBAT is a software package for quantitative genetic analyses of continuous traits, fitting a linear, mixed model; estimates of covariance components and the resulting genetic parameters are obtained by restricted maximum likelihood. A wide range of models, comprising numerous traits, multiple fixed and random effects, selected genetic covariance structures, random regression models and reduced rank estimation are accommodated. WOMBAT employs up-to-date numerical and computational methods. Together with the use of efficient compilers, this generates fast executable programs, suitable for large scale analyses. Use of WOMBAT is illustrated for a bivariate analysis. The package consists of the executable program, available for LINUX and WINDOWS environments, manual and a set of worked example, and can be downloaded free of charge from (http://agbu. une.edu.au/~kmeyer/wombat.html). KW - genetics KW - mixed-model AU - Meyer, K PY - 2007/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2007.B0815 ER -