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Date |
Seminar Topic |
Readings |
| 1: Wed., January 21 | Introduction and course mechanics | Review Jobling et al. Chs. 2 and 3 |
| 2: Wed., January 28 | Data mining and alignment | Felsenstein Ch. 29, Hall pp 9-40 NCBI Field Guide |
| 3: Wed., February 4 | Data preparation and formating |
Hall Appendix I |
| 4: Wed., February 11 | Distance analysis |
Felsenstein Ch. 10-11, Hall pp. 41-50 |
| 5: Wed., February 18 | Parsimony I |
Felsenstein Chs. 1-4, Hall pp. 92-102 |
| 6: Wed., February 25 | Parsimony II |
Felsenstein Chs. 5-7 |
| 7: Wed., March 4 | Likelihood |
Felsenstein Ch. 16, Hall pp. 102-117 |
| 8: Wed., March 11 | Models of Evolution |
Felsenstein Ch. 16 Holder & Lewis 2003, Posada & Crandall 1998, Posada & Crandall 2001 |
| Wed., March 18 | Spring Break |
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| 9: Wed., March 25 | Bayesian approaches |
Felsenstein Ch. 18, Hall pp. 118-134 Huelsenbeck & Ronquistnd N.D., Posada & Buckley 2004 |
| April 1 | Class canceled: AAPAs |
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| 10: Wed., April 8 |
Testing trees |
Felsenstein Ch. 33, Hall pp. 51-60 |
| 11: Wed., April 15 | Molecular clocks |
review Felsenstein Ch. 19; Bromham & Penny 2003 |
| 12: Wed., April 22 | Consensus trees |
Felsenstein Chs. 30 |
| 13: Wed., April 29 | Presenting trees |
Felsenstein Ch. 34, Hall pp. 135-152 |