3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4018830FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
Table of contents :
Lectures:
History and background of Phylogeography. Microevolution, macroevolution and speciation. Coalescence theory. The mitochondrial DNA. Principal molecular techniques. Sequence data analysis: sequence alignment, methods for calculation of genetic distance. Genetic trees. Monophlyletic, paraphyletic and polyphyletic groups. Phylogenetic Inference methods (distance method – NJ, UPGMA - e discrete method - maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, Bayesian Inference). The bootstrap method. The concept of molecular clock. Neutral theory of molecular evolution. Population genetic structure and gene flow: the F- statistics. Historical demographic events: the neutrality test and the mismatch distribution analysis. Phylogeography categories. Phylogeography and conservation genetics: evolutionary significant units and management units. Nested clade analysis.
Exercises:
Principal software for the analysis of sequence data. Case studies.
Course material, text books and further reading :
John C. Avise, 2000. Phylogeography: the history and formation of species. Harvard University Press.
John C. Avise, 2004. Molecular markers, natural history, and evolution. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Pub.
Scientific papers.
Duplicated lecture notes.
Please consult the course descriptions on the TROPIMUNDO website for the most completed and updated course descriptions.
Course objectives :
Learn about history and background of Phylogeography. Understand philosophies and methods of molecular data analysis. Learn about species phylogenies and population genetic structure, in terms of theories and statistical methods. Know the principal molecular markers. Discuss study cases and applications to zoological problems.
Learning outcomes : please note the general comment on learning outcomes
Education level: Specialised Ecosystem focus: Animal Biological level: Organism
Knowledge of the mechanisms of micro and macro-evolution processes. Capacity of analyzing and discussing research papers on phylogeography and population genetic structure. Autonomy in participating to a phylogeography research.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Andere bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Exam : Oral
2nd session : oral or written exam to be decided by the teacher.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Brussels (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Cayenne (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)