Theory Lecture - Apr. 5
05 April 2022
Diversification Rate Variation in the Tree of Life
<<read more>>Discussion: Mar. 3
03 March 2022
SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Dynamics (online and in-person discussion)
<<read more>>Lecture - Feb. 15
15 February 2022
Statistical methods for estimating phylogenetic trees (part 2)
<<read more>>Lecture - Feb. 10
10 February 2022
Statistical methods for estimating phylogenetic trees (part 1)
<<read more>>Lecture - Feb. 8
08 February 2022
Tree thinking and basic approaches to building phylogenies
<<read more>>Discussion: Feb. 3
03 February 2022
Point vs. Counterpoint - Does evolutionary theory need a rethink?
<<read more>>Lecture - Feb. 1
01 February 2022
Beyond the evolutionary synthesis: levels of selection, constraints in macroevolution, contingency though mass extinctions, etc.
<<read more>>Discussion: Jan. 25
25 January 2022
Extinction in the Anthropocene - We will discuss the paper by Ceballos et al. (2015). The paper describes current extinction rates, and whether they are higher than background extinction rates.
<<read more>>Lecture - Jan. 18
18 January 2022
Introduction & Patterns of diversity in the fossil record
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