Mapping Trait Evolution, June 5-9, Barcelona (Spain)

[Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno]

Dear colleagues,

Transmitting Science is offering a new course: “Mapping Trait Evolution”, June
5th-9th, 2017.

Instructor: Dr. Jeroen Smaers (Stony Brook University, USA).

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/

With best regards

Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD.
Scientific Director
Transmitting Science
www.transmittingscience.org