Getting Started
Installing R, packages, loading test data
Reference code and tutorials
Disclaimer
The information provided on this website is given without warranty and should not be taken as gospel. If you think you spotted a mistake or would like to comment on the material please send us feedback.
This website is under construction. If you want to learn how to fit and interpret animal models, we can recommend this tutorial https://juliengamartin.github.io/wam_tuto/
Animal models can be fitted by a variety of software. Currently we present only workflows using the statistical software R using a few specialised packages widely used by the community of wild animal quantitative geneticists: MCMCglmm, ASReml-R, brms, Stan, JAGS…
If you are completely new
If you are completely new to quantitative genetics or animal models we strongly recommend you start by reading some background information about the goals and basic principles of the framework before going through this documentation. See for instance the freely available ecologists guide to the animal model, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology and available here.
Check you have the necessary software and data installed following instructions at Getting Started.
Then start with Simple univariate animal model and walk your way through the different topics in order using your package of choice.
If you are already experienced in fitting animal models
Look for topics of interests in the menu on the left-hand side.Where should I go next?
Simple univariate animal model
Fitting a simple univariate model in R.
Self-contained tutorials
Collection of self-contained tutorials developped for classes and workshops.
Contribution Guidelines
How to contribute to the WAMWiki
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