This course will deal with i) the principles and practice of phylogenetic reconstruction using cladistic methodology, ii) the utility of phylogenetic approaches to areas other than systematics, iii) computer programs to perform phylogenetic analyses. Faculty Resources: Dr. Laurence Packer
The question of what is "rare" is fundamental to conservation biology. Decisions about which organisms to protect (and where ) are based on population levels. Different kinds of organisms must be sampled in different ways, and the data used to call a fish rare, may be quite different than those used to make the same […]
Term: Winter 2023Course Director: Laurence PackerDay/time: Wednesday @ 1:30pmLocation: ACE 004Start and End Dates: TBD Description: This course will introduce graduate students to classical and recent literature in Ecology and Evolution, outline the current state of the field, and explain the contribution of novel experimental and empirical approaches to solving evolutionary and ecological questions. Students will also be […]
This course will explore topics in contemporary community ecology including a focus on invasion by non-native species. General principles, current hypotheses, and specific case studies will be used to examine the relevance of invasion to community construction, resilience, and structure. Over the six weeks of this module, there will be: 4 x 2-3 hour lectures and, 1 […]
Term: Fall 2022Course Director: Bridget StutchburyDay/time: Tuesday and Thursday @ 9:30am each dayLocation: Tuesday FC 105 and Thursday R N836AStart and End Dates: November 03 to November 22, 2022. (This course is a requirement for all new MSc students in the Ecology and Evolution stream.) Course Description:Biol 5086 will include 6 modules that will help new graduate students develop […]
Term: Fall 2022Course Director: CJ Lortie & Ryan SchottDay/Time: Tuesday @ 2:30 PMLocation: OnlineStart and End Dates: September 13 to December 06, 2022 Course Outline This course examines common statistical methods used in biology. Data science and statistical workflows are developed. Descriptive statistics, generalized linear models, regression, nonparametric tests, bootstrapping, randomization tests, multivariate statistics, and bioinformatic analyses may […]
This course will introduce students to the diversity of research belonging to the field of sociobiology, trace the history of the subject, and discuss the recent contribution of genomic biology to the topic. Sociobiology is the study of the evolutionary basis of social behaviour. Sociogenomics strives to understand the molecular genetic basis of social behaviour. […]