[R-sig-eco] 'STATS COURSE - DNA taxonomy using R'

[Oliver Hooker]

"Advances in DNA taxonomy"

Instructors -  Prof. Ziheng Yang and Dr. Diego Fontaneto

This course will run from 8th – 11th August 2016 at SCENE Field 
Station, Loch Lomond national park, Scotland

http://prstatistics.com/course/advances-in-dna-taxonomy-dntx/

Course content is as follows

Day 1
• Introduction to DNA taxonomy
• The applied ecological approach and the theoretical evolutionary 
approach.
• What is needed to perform DNA taxonomy.
• How to get data.
• Phylogenetic reconstruction using distance-based and parsimony 
methods.
• Introduction on NJ, UPGMA, parsimony; when and why they can be used 
for DNA taxonomy.
• Computer practical.

Day 2
• Phylogenetic reconstructions
• Using Maximum Likelihood with computer practical on Maximum 
Likelihood.
• Using Bayesian Inference with computer practical on Bayesian 
Inference.

Day 3
• Single-locus DNA taxonomy.
• Most commonly used methods Rationale and use for fixed threshold, 
ABGD, K/theta, PTP, GMYC with computer practicals.
• Other methods, Haplowebs, bGMYC, etc. with computer practicals

Day 4
• Multi-locus DNA taxonomy with computer practicals

Please email any inquiries to oliverhooker at prstatistics.com or visit our 
website www.prstatistics.com

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