IB 546

Spring 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 19-May 4

Topics in Ecology & Evolution

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Credit: 1 hours.

Speaker seminar series featuring discussion, review and critical analysis of general concepts and specific problems in ecology and evolution.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

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IB 546 class schedule data for spring 2016
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34689	Conference	A	4:00PM -4:50PM	W	Chemical and Life Sci Lab	Fuller, B Heath, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
62170	Conference	BF2	2:00PM -2:50PM	T	Location Pending	Berlocher, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Section Info: 1 hour. Graduate Seminar in Evolution. Topic: Speciation. This seminar will explore the current state of research on speciation, the evolution of new species, focusing on the role of adaptation to new niches/habitats as a central driving force. Students will prepare a bibliography, give a five minute introduction, and lead discussion on a recent paper or topic chosen from suggestions provided by the instructor; student participation in discussion is also required for credit. The instructor will give initial presentations on the history of key questions in speciation research as needed to provide time for preparation of student presentations. WILL MEET IN 407 MORRILL HALL
62171	Conference	C	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Marcot, J Sears, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Section Info: 1 hour. Topic: Paleobiology and Macroevolution
64133	Discussion/ Recitation	SUR	3:00PM -3:50PM	R	Foreign Languages Building	Fuller, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Section Title: Analysis of Biological Data in Section Info: 1hour. Topic: Analysis of Biological Data in R This seminar will focus on developing skills in the use of R. It will cover the book ‘The Analysis of Biological Data’ by Whitlock and Schluter who created a website with R code to accompany the book. It will also use ‘The R Graphics Cookbook”. Students will be assigned weekly problem sets to be performed in R and will share their R-code and show how they solved problems. Weekly quizzes will occur on the assigned reading. This seminar will continue in Spring 2016 to complete the book. Students enrolled in the fall need not enroll in spring. Students must bring their own laptops to class. No prior experience with R is necessary. COURSE WILL MEET IN THE VIVARIUM CONFERENCE ROOM.
62172	Conference	TEE	4:00PM -4:50PM	R	Location Pending	Heath, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Section Info: 1 hour. Graduate Seminar in Genomics. Topic: Metagenomics in ecology and evolution. The focus will be on papers using community sequencing/metagenomics to answer ecological and evolutionary questions, with emphasis on microbial communities. WILL MEET IN 284 MORRILL HALL