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Computational Evolutionary Biology

Subject: Biology

Art: Palmer, Edward, 1803-1872, Figures 113-123. Plate Electrical Machines, 1840 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Robert Berwick
Term: Fall 2005
Level: Graduate
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Computational Evolutionary Biology

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Lecture 1: Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of Evolution

Lecture 2: Forces of Evolution I: Complications

Lecture 3: Forces of Evolution II: Optimization

Lecture 4: Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, Migration

Lecture 5: Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic Drift

Lecture 6: Evolution at The Molecular Level I

Lecture 7: Evolution at The Molecular Level II

Lecture 8: Evolution at The Molecular Level III

Lecture 9: The Algebra of Evolution: Price’s Theorem I

Lecture 10: The Algebra of Evolution: Price’s Theorem II

Lecture 11: Detecting Selection

Lecture 12: Detecting Selection: A Case Study

Lecture 13: Codon Volatility

Lecture 14: Coalescent Theory and Phylogenetics

Lecture 15: Evolutionary Phylogenetics

Lecture 16: Evolutionary Phylogenetics (cont.)

Lecture 17: Quantitative Genetics I

Lecture 18: Quantitative Genetics II Host-parasite Interactions

Lecture 19: Host-parasite Interactions and Disease Models

Lecture 20: Evolutionary Stable Strategies

Lecture 21: Developmental Evolution

Lecture 22: Quantitative Genetics II

Lecture 26: Finale: The Future of Evolution