[R-sig-genetics] ONLINE COURSE – An Introduction to Spatial Eco-Phylogenetics and Comparative Methods (SECM01)

[Oliver Hooker]

ONLINE COURSE – An Introduction to Spatial Eco-Phylogenetics and
Comparative Methods (SECM01)

We still have a few places available.

https://www.prstats.org/course/an-introduction-to-spatial-eco-phylogenetics-and-comparative-methods-
secm01/

19th - 22nd March 2024

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COURSE OVERVIEW - In this course we introduce phylogenetic analyses in a
spatial context. Phylogenetic analyses often imply a high number of species
for which phylogenetic information is unavailable, hence we begin by
providing an overview on modern techniques to incorporate phylogenetic
uncertainty in the analyses (day 1). We then cover the most popular
analyses in the spatial phylogenetics discipline (day 2), with particular
focus on the canonical analysis of neo- and paleo-endemism (CANAPE). The
second part of the course will be devoted to integrating phylogenetic
information into models of geographic distribution of species (day 3),
followed by an overview of recent advances to improve ecological forecasts
using phylogenetic mixed models in a Bayesian framework (day 4).

By the end of the course, participants should:

   - Know how to expand incomplete phylogenies based on taxonomic
   information and customizing simulation parameters for optimal expansion.
   - Understand the metrics and concepts used in spatial phylogenetics
   (i.e. phylogenetic alpha and beta diversity, phylogenetic endemism),
   interpret them critically, and assess pros and cons of analytical
   techniques.
   - Calculate phylogenetic predictors that can be included as covariates
   in Species Distribution or Niche Models.
   - Understand and implement the phylogenetic mixed model (PMM) and
   translate its predictions into a spatial context.

*Day 1  – Expansion of molecular trees using taxonomic information and
fundamental metrics of phylogenetic structure*

   - Software for tree expansion exercises; randtip, PhyloMaker
   - An overview of the fundamental metrics of phylogenetic structure. Null
   models.

*Day 2 – Spatial Phylogenetics*

   - Canonical analysis of neo- and paleo- endemism. Metrics, rationale,
   workflow, and implementation.

*Day 3 – Phylogenetic Species Distribution Models*

   - Putting phylogenies in the geography: the imprints of evolutionary
   relationships in distribution models.
   - Combining phylogenies with co-occurrence to infer spatial phylogenetic
   predictors.
   - Fitting, evaluating and interpreting Phylogenetic-SDMs.

*Day 4 – Beyond PGLS – Bayes and more*

   - Most common phylogenetic modelling approaches: PGLS
   - PGLMM
   - The phylogenetic mixed model (PMM) in a Bayesian framework

Please email oliverhooker using prstatiatics.com with any questions.

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Oliver Hooker PhD.
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