Admission requirements
Advice: BSc-course Biodiversity, theory and practice of systematics or equivalent knowledge of phylogenetic reconstruction.
Contact
Coordinator: J.A. Miller
Email: jeremy.miller@naturalis.nl
Description
The main aim of this course is to introduce a number of approaches, methods and issues that are relevant to biological taxonomy in the wide sense, including actual and historical analyses of biodiversity and evolution. The following topics will be introduced and practiced:
Taxonomy as an information storage and –retrieval system in the age of Internet.
Phylogenetic analysis: concepts and applications.
Analysis of geographic structure and gene flow in and between populations.
Analysis of historic and stratigraphic patterns and the timing and geographic context of reconstructed phylogenies.
Learning goals
Course objectives:
To provide a theoretical basis and some practical experience for the a successful MSc research project at Naturalis: good understanding of concepts of time and space; of collection data, data basing and data mining; of the practice of phylogeny reconstruction; of biogeographic methods and practice; of the integration of paleontological and actual data.
Final qualifications:
Theoretical understanding of and hands on experience with current methods for storage and retrieval of taxonomic information, with phylogeny reconstruction, historical biogeography, , phylogeographical analysis, dating techniques, etc.
Timetable
From 25 November 2019 to 20 December 2019. Details will be provided in due time on Blackboard.
Mode of instruction
Lectures, computer exercises, literature study, demonstrations.
Assessment method
Written reports, oral presentation, and examination.
Blackboard
All information of lectures and papers will be available on Blackboard.
Reading list
Relevant literature will be made available on Blackboard.
Registration
Via USIS and enroll in Blackboard
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Prospective students website for more information on how to apply.