sbc322 intro.key
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This changes everything.454
IlluminaSolid...
Any lab can sequence anything!
How does this change affect us regarding ecology & evolution
research?
(1/2) Merging of molecular and eco/evo approaches
• identifying genes & mechanisms underlying: • phenotypes (behaviors, morphologies, physiologies…)• constraints• responses to changing environments
• …
(2/2) Novel approaches for
• relationships between species• relationships within species• species distributions• life histories• biodiversity assessments• evolutionary histories
Very challenging. exciting.
Aims (1/2)
To understand and critically evaluate:
• research questions
• methods
• experimental designs
• applications
in ecological and evolutionary genomics.
Aims (2/2)Improving skills:
•critically reading scientific literature
•understanding interdisciplinary science
•oral scientific communication (formal & informal)
•written scientific communication (blog & exam)
Understanding:
•the peer review process for scientific publication
Science-driven.
Interactive
• Small groups - informal presentations
• Formal presentations in pairs
• Blog posts
• Peer review
ok?
Yannick Wurm
YW
Christophe Eizaguirre
CE
Main themes
1. Methods
2. Social evolution
3. Conservation
4. Genome dynamics
5. Speciation
Schedule
(work in progress; on qmplus)
Evaluation25%: Class participation (in class + blogging + presentations)
75%: essay exam
Reading a paper
Reading a paper
Sequence of events:
• Title
• Abstract
• Figures/Subtitles
• Main text
• (iterate)
Additional Guidelines• Read critically
• authors aren’t always correct. • Instead, be suspicious
• Read creatively• what are the good ideas?• what improvements could make important differences?
• Make notes• underline/annotate/markup key points• questions/ambiguities/criticisms
• After first read, summarise in 1-2 sentences• then extend summary
• Compare to other works
• a one or two sentence summary of the paper.• a deeper, more extensive outline of the main
points of the paper, including for example assumptions
• made, arguments presented, data analyzed, and conclusions drawn.
• any limitations or extensions you see for the ideas in the paper.
• your opinion of the paper; primarily, the quality of the ideas and its potential impact.
Reading a paper / notes
