American Society of Naturalists Graduate Student Workshop
Mathematical Modelling in Evolutionary Ecology
July 11, 9 am – 12 noon, University of Ottawa
Workshop Leader: Hanna Kokko (The Australian National University)
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http://evo2012mathmodelecoevo.eventbrite.com/
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The aim is to improve students’ ability to digest theoretical papers and
give some initial guidance to wannabe modelers.
For more information contact: [email protected]
Workshop Summary:
To most young students of evolutionary biology it comes as a surprise
that the field is quite mathematically oriented. Understanding evolution
requires a firm grasp of its theoretical foundation, and making
statements about specific cases may require developing new models. With
mathematical modeling, it is impossible to bring people from novice to
expert level in one half-day workshop, but improved scientific literacy
regarding theoretical work is a reasonable goal. With this goal in mind,
this workshop ‘dissects’ examples from recent theoretical work. The aim
is to improve students’ ability to digest theoretical papers beyond the
often encountered attitude “I’ll read the introduction and the
discussion only, and will trust whatever is in between”, and give some
initial guidance to wannabe modellers.
Please bring your laptop to this workshop.
*You must be a member of the American Society of Naturalists to register
for this event
For ASN membership please see: http://www.asnamnat.org/beamember
This event is sponsored by the American Society of Naturalists.
