Millersville University Biology Department
 
  Christopher R. Hardy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Keeper of the Herbarium
 
   
 


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BIOL 471 (Spring 2007). Methods in Systematics.

Syllabus

Beaman et al. (2004)

Jarvis et al. (2003)

DIVA-GIS Manual


Topic 03 (Phylogenetic Inference).

A. Lectures and lecture supporting materials

Lecture 1 outline (5 March 2007): Phylogenetics basics

Lecture 1 powerpoint: click here

Lecture 2 outline (19 March 2007): Cladogram construction


B. Assignments and exercises

Exercise 01 (5 pts): Phylogenetic inference exercise using vertebrates as the ingroup

Exercise 02 (no pts): Fitch Optimization: Counting steps (and ancestor reconstruction)


C. Readings

Reading 01: Phylogenetics Reading Assignment 1

Reading 02: WinClada 1.0 manual

Readings 03: Second phylogenetics reading assignment handed out in class; no electronic versions available.


D. Supporting downloads

Phylogenetic programs: program 1 program 2




01.ss

02.ss

amphibia-test-cox1.nex


amphibia-test-18s.nex

Zardoya and Meyer (Tetrapod origins)

 
 
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