4. How does this change affect us
regarding ecology & evolution
research?
5. (1/2) Merging of molecular and
eco/evo approaches
• identifying genes & mechanisms underlying:
• phenotypes (behaviors, morphologies, physiologies…)
• constraints
• responses to changing environments
• …
6. (2/2) Novel approaches for
• relationships between species
• relationships within species
• species distributions
• life histories
• biodiversity assessments
• evolutionary histories
8. Aims (1/2)
To understand and critically evaluate:
• research questions
• methods
• experimental designs
• applications
in ecological and evolutionary genomics.
9. Aims (2/2)
Improving skills:
•critically reading scientific literature
•understanding interdisciplinary science
•oral scientific communication (formal & informal)
•written scientific communication (blog & exam)
Understanding:
•the peer review process for scientific publication
18. Reading a paper
Sequence of events:
• Title
• Abstract
• Figures/Subtitles
• Main text
• (iterate)
19. Additional Guidelines
• Read critically
• authors aren’t always correct.
• Instead, be suspicious
• Read creatively
• what are the good ideas?
• what improvements could make important differences?
• Make notes
• underline/annotate/markup key points
• questions/ambiguities/criticisms
• After first read, summarise in 1-2 sentences
• then extend summary
• Compare to other works
20. • a one or two sentence summary of the paper.
• a deeper, more extensive outline of the main
points of the paper, including for example
assumptions
• made, arguments presented, data analyzed, and
conclusions drawn.
• any limitations or extensions you see for the
ideas in the paper.
• your opinion of the paper; primarily, the
quality of the ideas and its potential impact.
Reading a paper / notes