... Gi(l) with a Taylor series about 10, a trial value for 1, and retainingthe linear terms leads to: Original articleBayesian inference about dispersion parameters of univariate ... dispersion parameters of univariate mixed models with maternal effects: theoretical considerationsRJC CantetRL Fernando,D GianolaUniversity of Illanoas, Department of Animal Sciences, Urbana, ... be used for G, with density:where G* = !c9Gh. The 2 x 2 matrix Gh of &dquo;hyperparameters&dquo;, interpretable asprior values of the dispersion parameters, has...