Genetics/Botany 629

Evolutionary Genetics

Fall 2011 Notes

DateTopicSlidesNotes
Sept. 8Treeslec1.pdf outline1.pdf
Sept. 13 Parsimony [1] [2] [4] outline2.pdf
Sept. 15, 20 Molecular Evolution [1] [2] [4] outline3.pdf
outline4.pdf
Sept. 22, 27 Distance Methods [1] [2] [4] outline5.pdf
Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 Maximum Likelihood/Bootstrap [1] [2] [4] outline6.pdf
Oct. 6 Bayesian Phylogenetics/MCMC/Quiz2 [1] [2] [4]  


Homework Assignments

ProblemsBrief Solutions
Assignment #1  
Assignment #2 Solution #2  
Assignment #3 Solution #3  

Papers

DatePaperStudent
Sept. 20 Davis-PTRSB-2010.pdf Daniel Spalink
Sept. 20 whales-MPE-2006.pdf Stephanie Johnson
Sept. 27 Smith-NewPhytologist-2010.pdf Frances Goglio
Sept. 27 bayes-mammal-Murphy-etal-Science.pdf Kristen Lee
Oct. 4 Data Analysis (method comparison) Elizabeth Georgian
Oct. 4 Bird Phylogeny Data Analysis (method comparison)
Bird Phylogeny Paper
Fan Huan
Oct. 4 HIV Evolution Wellington Amaral
Oct. 4 Origin of Polar Bears Haolin Xu


2009 Quiz and Solution

QuizBrief Solutions
Quiz #1 Solution #1
Quiz #2 Solution #2

Last modified: September 28, 2011

Bret Larget, brlarget@wisc.edu