Dear colleagues, There are a few places left for the course “Mapping Trait Evolution”, June 5th-9th, 2017.
Instructor: Dr. Jeroen Smaers (Stony Brook University, USA). End early bird: March 31st. PROGRAM: Monday. (R packages: ape, Geiger). Morning: Phylogenetic data. + What is the basic structure of phylogenetic data? + How to visualize and manipulate phylogenetic data? Afternoon: Models of evolution. + What are models of evolution? + What are the assumptions of the different models of evolution? + How are models of evolution utilized? Tuesday. (R packages: ape, nlme, caper, evomap). Morning: Phylogenetic regression. + Assumptions, properties, and applications of the phylogenetic regression. Afternoon: Phylogenetic ancova. + Testing for grade shifts using the phylogenetic regression. Wednesday. (R packages: phytools, motmot, geiger, ape, evomap, BayesTraits). Morning: Ancestral estimation. + Using models of evolution to estimate values of ancestral nodes. Afternoon: Analysis of rates of evolution. + Estimation of rates of evolution. + Testing hypothesis about rates of evolution. Thursday. (R packages: bayou, phylolm, surface, OUwie, mvMORPH). Morning: Inferring the structure of a macroevolutionary landscape. + Using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck models to map macroevolutionary patterns. Afternoon: Testing the structure of a macroevolutionary landscape. + Applications and assumptions of OU models. + Using OU models to test macroevolutionary hypotheses. Friday. (R packages: geomorph). Morning: Modularity and integration. + What is ‘phylogenetic’ modularity and integration? + Applications and assumptions. Afternoon: Case study. MORE INFO: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/evolution/mapping-trait-evolution/ Other courses run by Transmitting Science and the Institut Català de Paleontologia that can be of interest for members in this list: - INTRODUCTION TO MACROEVOLUTIONARY ANALYSES USING PHYLOGENIES – 5th ed. October 16th-20th. More info: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/evolution/introduction-macroevolutionary-analyses-using-phylogenies/ - COMPARATIVE APPROACHES IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE, October 9th-13th. More info: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/ecology/comparative-approaches-ecology-evolution-conservation-science/ - INTEGRAL PROJECTION MODELS: DEMOGRAPHY IN A CONTINUOUS WORLD - 2nd ed. November 6th-10th. More info: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/ecology/integral-projection-models-demography-continuous-world/ With best regards Sole Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD. Scientific Director Transmitting Science www.transmittingscience.org
