README.md

In wrightaprilm/Systematics2020: Systematics class spring 2022

Systematics Spring 2022

Instructor: Dr. April Wright

Office: Ryan Hall 403

Office hours: TTh 11-1, W 1-3, Th 1-3

This course has a total of 250 points. Each week, there will be a 10 point homework. The final project will be worth 100 points. Readings listed are to read for the following week. Non-open access articles will be available on Moodle.

Below is the schedule for spring semester

| Date | Topic | Homework | Readings | |------|-------|----------|----------| | Jan 25 | Morphological Homology and Molecular Homology Assignment | MSA homework | Technology: Eaton and Overcast, Application: Satler et al, Application: Devitt et al | | Feb 1 | Homology assignment in genomic data | ddRAD homework | Felsenstein 1978, Mayr 1981, Application: Barden 2016| | Feb 8 | Parsimony and Models| PAUP Homework | Jukes and Cantor, Holder and Zwickl, Felsenstein 81 | | Feb 14 | Finish Models Discussion | Models Homework | Hastings, RevBayes | Feb 21 | Bayes and MCMC | Likelihood Calcs | Wright and Hillis 2014, Lewis 2001 Wright 2019 | | March 7 | Molecular Data | Molecular Models Homework | Holder and Lewis, Huelsenbeck et al | | March 14 | Morphology | Morphology Homework | Khakurel et al. 2022 | | March 21 | Partitioned Data | Partition Homework | Wright and Warnock 2021, Zuckerkandl and Pauling, Application: Smith et al. | | March 28 | Molecular Clocks | Molecular Clocks Homework | Heath et al 2014, Wright et al 2021, Barido-Sottani et al | | April 5 | FBD model | TBD | | April 11 | Phylogenetic Comparative Methods | TBD | Felsenstein 81, Slater et al, Cooper et al| | April 25 | Phylogenetic Comparative Methods | TBD | Ree and Smith, Landis et al, Landis| | May 2 | Biogeography | TBD | None | | Monday, May 9, 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Final | TBD |

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