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Open registration for Phylogenies and Macroevolution course
Dear colleagues:
Registration is open for the course "THE USE OF PHYLOGENIES IN THE STUDY OF
MACROEVOLUTION", September 9-13, 2013. Instructor: Dr. Juan López Cantalapiedra
(Museo de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Spain).
Place: Els hostalets de Pierola, Barcelona (Spain).
Organized by: Transmitting Science and Institut Catalá de Paleontologia Miquel
Crusafont.
More information:
http://www.transmittingscience.org/phylogeny_and_macroevolution.htm or writing
to courses@transmittingscience.org
New phylogenetic methods would allow us to draw on the information encapsulated
in phylogenetic trees in order to address a wide range of questions on
macroevolution.First, this workshop will introduce participants to the use,
modification and representation of phylogenetic trees. Then, we will focus on
the use of phylogenetic information to reconstruct ancestral characters and
biogeographic histories, learning how to apply phylogenetic comparative
methods. The workshop will also tackle the study of the shape of phylogenetic
trees and how to estimate the rates of diversification throughout the
evolutionary history of groups. Finally, we will learn how to test the
phylogenetic signal of a trait of interest. Participants are encouraged to
bring their data sets to use in the practical class
Please feel free to distribute this information between your colleagues if you
consider it appropriate.
With best regards
Soledad De Esteban Trivigno
Area de Paleobiología
Institut Català de Paleontologia
Edifici ICP, Campus de la UAB
08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès
Barcelona. Spain
www.icp.cat