Dear colleagues,

We are excited to announce the new edition of Transmitting Science 
course: "Model-Based Statistical Inference in Evolutionary Biogeography"

Instructor: Dr. Nick Matzke [1] (University of Auckland, New Zealand).

This course is of interest to researchers studying the biogeographic 
story of a particular clade, including its phylogeny.

Schedule: Online live sessions on October 14th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, and 
25th, 2024. From 8:00 to 12:00 (Madrid time zone).

Programme:

Basics:

  	* Intro to R and phylogenies
  	* How to read and use phylogenies
  	* A short history of historical biogeography methods and assumptions
  	* Likelihood-based statistical model choice
  	* Phylogenetic biogeography
  	* New probabilistic models for historical biogeography in BioGeoBEARS.
  	* Using BioGeoBEARS and interpreting results.

Advanced:

  	* Biogeographical stochastic mapping.
  	* Including geographical and environmental distance in models.
  	* Integrating biogeography with traits -- trait-dependent dispersal
         * Running analyses over multiPhylo objects (posterior
           distribution) and interpreting results.
         * State-dependent Speciation/Extinction models (SSE) basics in R
         * State-dependent Speciation/Extinction models (SSE) for large
           biogeography problems in Julia
         * Integrating GIS & paleogeography data (e.g. GPlates)

  Help session for student projects.

Wrap-up.

You can check the full information (and registrations) here:
https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/evolution/model-based-statistical-inference-evolutionary-biogeography-2/

Or write to courses@transmittingscience.com if you have any questions.

Best wishes

Sole

Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD
Director
Transmitting Science
www.transmittingscience.com

Twitter @SoleDeEsteban
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-0890

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[1] https://www.transmittingscience.com/instructors/nick-matzke/

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