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This is the home page of the UConn EEB department's Systematics Seminar (EEB 6486). This is a graduate seminar devoted to issues of interest to graduate students and faculty who make up the systematics program at the University of Connecticut.  
 
This is the home page of the UConn EEB department's Systematics Seminar (EEB 6486). This is a graduate seminar devoted to issues of interest to graduate students and faculty who make up the systematics program at the University of Connecticut.  
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'''Seminar Format:''' Registered students be prepared to lead discussions, perhaps more than once depending on the number of participants.
  
[[Systematics Listserv|Click here for information about joining and using the Systematics email list]]
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The leader(s) will be responsible both for (1) selection of readings, (2) announcing the selection, (3) an introductory presentation, (4) driving discussion and (5) setting up and putting away the projector. 
  
== Meeting time and place ==
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'''Readings:''' In consultation with the instructors, each leader should assign one primary paper for discussion and up to two other ancillary papers or resources.  The readings should be posted to EEBedia at least 5 days in advance.
For the Fall 2013 semester, we are meeting in the '''Bamford Room (TLS 171B) Mondays 2-3pm'''
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=== Monday, 26 August 2013 ===
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'''Announcing the reading:''' The leader should add an entry to the schedule (see below) by editing this page. There are two ways to create a link to the paper:
At this meeting we will discuss possible themes for this semester's seminar:
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=== Monday, 2 September 2013 ===
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1. If the paper is available online through our library, it is sufficient to create a link to the DOI:
Labor Day, no meeting
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<nowiki>:[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syv041 Doyle et al. 2015. Syst. Biol. 64:824-837.]</nowiki>
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In this case, you need not give all the citation details because the DOI should always be sufficient to find the paper. The colon (:) at the beginning of the link causes the link to be indented an placed on a separate line. Note that the DOI is in the form of a URL, starting with <code><nowiki>http://dx.doi.org/</nowiki></code>. Here is how the above link looks embedded in this EEBedia page:
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:[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syv041 Doyle et al. 2015. Syst. Biol. 64:824-837.]
  
=== Monday, 9 September 2013 ===
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2. If the paper is not available through the library, upload a PDF of the paper to [http://dropbox.uconn.edu the UConn dropbox], being sure to use the secure version so that it can be password protected. Copy the URL provided by dropbox, and create a link to it as follows (see the [[Dropbox Test]] page for other examples):
Elizabeth Jockusch will lead the discussion this week.
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<nowiki>:[https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=SystBiol-2015-Doyle-824-37.pdf&p=ELPFIc5NtO3c4V44Ls Doyle et al. 2015.]</nowiki>
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In this case, you should provide a full citation to the paper for the benefit of those that visit the site long after the dropbox link has expired; however, the full details need not be part of the link text. Here is what this kind of link looks like embedded in this EEBedia page:
  
We will follow up on Emily Lemmon's visit by discussing her methods paper on anchored enrichment. 
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:[https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=SystBiol-2015-Doyle-824-37.pdf&p=ELPFIc5NtO3c4V44Ls Doyle et al. 2015.] Full citation: Vinson P. Doyle, Randee E. Young, Gavin J. P. Naylor, and Jeremy M. Brown. 2015. Can We Identify Genes with Increased Phylogenetic Reliability? Systematic Biology 64 (5): 824-837. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syv041
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<li>Lemmon AR, Emme SA, Lemmon EM. 2012.  Anchored hybrid enrichment for massively high-throughput phylogenomics. Syst Biol. 61(5):727-44. [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://sysbio.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/5/727.long link]</li>
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=== Monday, 16 September 2013 ===
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If you have ancillary papers, upload those to the dropbox individually and create separate links.
Lily Lewis will lead the discussion this week
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Since cichlids came up last week, it may be fun to read a cichlid RAD-seq paper:
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Finally, send a note to the [[Systematics Listserv]] letting everyone know that a paper is available.  
:Wagner et al. 2013. Genome-wide RAD sequence data provide unprecedented resolution of species boundaries and relationships in the Lake Victoria cichlid adaptive radiation. Molecular Ecology 22(3):787-798 [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.12023/full link]
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Here is a link to a supplementary paper folks may be interested in for an overview of the applications of RAD-sequencing (or at least those conceived of thus far):
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:Davey, J. W., and M. L. Blaxter. 2010. RADSeq: next-generation population genetics. Briefings in Functional Genomics 9(5-6):416-423 [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://bfg.oxfordjournals.org/content/9/5-6/416 link]
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Here is a link to a protocol for RAD-seq library prep, just in case anyone is interested:
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:Etter, P. Sequenced RAD markers for rapid SNP disovery and genetic mapping. [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/download/attachments/68630442/sequenced+RAD-Tag+protocol-version+2.doc?version=1 link]
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Finally, here is a PowerPoint concatenation of a few figures from various papers laying out how the RAD-seq process works. This may be a helpful supplement for understanding the methods in the cichlid paper [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/systematicsseminar/restricted/RAD-seq_Compiled-Figues.ppt link]
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=== Monday, 23 September 2013 ===
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'''Introductory PowerPoint/KeyNote Presentation:''' Introduce your topic with a 10- to 15-minute PowerPoint or KeyNote presentation.  Dedicate at least 2/3 of that time to placing the subject into the broader context of the subject areas/themes and at most 1/3 of it introducing paper, special definitions, taxa, methods, etc. Never exceed 15 minutes.  (For example, for a reading on figs and fig-wasps, broaden the scope to plant-herbivore co-evolution.).  Add images, include short movie clips, visit web resources, etc. to keep the presentation engaging.  Although your presentation should not be a review of the primary reading, showing key figures from the readings may be helpful (and appreciated).  You may also want to provide more detail and background about ancillary readings which likely have not been read by all.  
Paul Lewis will lead the discussion this week.
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:Salichos L., and Rokas A. 2013. Inferring ancient divergences requires genes with strong phylogenetic signals. Nature. 497:327–331. [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/systematicsseminar/restricted/SalichosRokas2013.pdf link]
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'''Discussion:''' You are responsible for driving the discussion. Assume everyone in attendance has read the main paper. There are excellent suggestions for generating class discussions on Chris Elphick’s Current Topics in Conservation Biology course site. See section under expectations.
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Prepare 3-5 questions that you expect will spur discussion. Ideally, you would distribute questions a day or two before our class meeting.
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'''Projector:'''
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The presenter will be responsible for setting up the projector for each class session—you will need to get it from the EEB office, make sure you have appropriate adaptors and have it set up so that class can begin on schedule. Kathy has reserved the pink projector for our class. If you do not have a laptop, let Wagner know and he will bring his. (Nick McIntosh may also be able to provide a loaner.)
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[[Systematics Listserv|Click here for information about joining and using the Systematics email list]]
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== Meeting time and place ==
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For the Fall 2015 semester, we are meeting in the '''Bamford Room (TLS 171B), Tuesdays 2:30-3:30pm'''
  
:Paul's handout on calculating internode certainty measure [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/systematicsseminar/restricted/internode-certainty.pdf link]
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=== Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 3pm, Bamford Room (TLS 171b) ===
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At this meeting we discussed possible themes for this semester's seminar, and determined the meeting time. For starters, we will explore how to use RevBayes, and afterwards explore current topics such as new developments in comparative methods.
  
 
== Past Systematics Seminars ==
 
== Past Systematics Seminars ==
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* [[Systematics Seminar Spring 2015|Spring 2015]]
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* [[Systematics Seminar Fall 2014|Fall 2014]]
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* [[Systematics Seminar Fall 2013|Fall 2013]]
 
* [[Systematics Seminar Spring 2012|Spring 2012]]
 
* [[Systematics Seminar Spring 2012|Spring 2012]]
 
* [[Systematics Seminar Fall 2011|Fall 2011]]
 
* [[Systematics Seminar Fall 2011|Fall 2011]]

Revision as of 19:45, 1 September 2015

This is the home page of the UConn EEB department's Systematics Seminar (EEB 6486). This is a graduate seminar devoted to issues of interest to graduate students and faculty who make up the systematics program at the University of Connecticut.

Seminar Format: Registered students be prepared to lead discussions, perhaps more than once depending on the number of participants.

The leader(s) will be responsible both for (1) selection of readings, (2) announcing the selection, (3) an introductory presentation, (4) driving discussion and (5) setting up and putting away the projector.

Readings: In consultation with the instructors, each leader should assign one primary paper for discussion and up to two other ancillary papers or resources. The readings should be posted to EEBedia at least 5 days in advance.

Announcing the reading: The leader should add an entry to the schedule (see below) by editing this page. There are two ways to create a link to the paper:

1. If the paper is available online through our library, it is sufficient to create a link to the DOI:

:[http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syv041 Doyle et al. 2015. Syst. Biol. 64:824-837.]

In this case, you need not give all the citation details because the DOI should always be sufficient to find the paper. The colon (:) at the beginning of the link causes the link to be indented an placed on a separate line. Note that the DOI is in the form of a URL, starting with http://dx.doi.org/. Here is how the above link looks embedded in this EEBedia page:

Doyle et al. 2015. Syst. Biol. 64:824-837.

2. If the paper is not available through the library, upload a PDF of the paper to the UConn dropbox, being sure to use the secure version so that it can be password protected. Copy the URL provided by dropbox, and create a link to it as follows (see the Dropbox Test page for other examples):

:[https://dropbox.uconn.edu/dropbox?n=SystBiol-2015-Doyle-824-37.pdf&p=ELPFIc5NtO3c4V44Ls Doyle et al. 2015.]

In this case, you should provide a full citation to the paper for the benefit of those that visit the site long after the dropbox link has expired; however, the full details need not be part of the link text. Here is what this kind of link looks like embedded in this EEBedia page:

Doyle et al. 2015. Full citation: Vinson P. Doyle, Randee E. Young, Gavin J. P. Naylor, and Jeremy M. Brown. 2015. Can We Identify Genes with Increased Phylogenetic Reliability? Systematic Biology 64 (5): 824-837. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syv041

If you have ancillary papers, upload those to the dropbox individually and create separate links.

Finally, send a note to the Systematics Listserv letting everyone know that a paper is available.

Introductory PowerPoint/KeyNote Presentation: Introduce your topic with a 10- to 15-minute PowerPoint or KeyNote presentation. Dedicate at least 2/3 of that time to placing the subject into the broader context of the subject areas/themes and at most 1/3 of it introducing paper, special definitions, taxa, methods, etc. Never exceed 15 minutes. (For example, for a reading on figs and fig-wasps, broaden the scope to plant-herbivore co-evolution.). Add images, include short movie clips, visit web resources, etc. to keep the presentation engaging. Although your presentation should not be a review of the primary reading, showing key figures from the readings may be helpful (and appreciated). You may also want to provide more detail and background about ancillary readings which likely have not been read by all.

Discussion: You are responsible for driving the discussion. Assume everyone in attendance has read the main paper. There are excellent suggestions for generating class discussions on Chris Elphick’s Current Topics in Conservation Biology course site. See section under expectations.

Prepare 3-5 questions that you expect will spur discussion. Ideally, you would distribute questions a day or two before our class meeting.

Projector: The presenter will be responsible for setting up the projector for each class session—you will need to get it from the EEB office, make sure you have appropriate adaptors and have it set up so that class can begin on schedule. Kathy has reserved the pink projector for our class. If you do not have a laptop, let Wagner know and he will bring his. (Nick McIntosh may also be able to provide a loaner.)

Click here for information about joining and using the Systematics email list

Meeting time and place

For the Fall 2015 semester, we are meeting in the Bamford Room (TLS 171B), Tuesdays 2:30-3:30pm

Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 3pm, Bamford Room (TLS 171b)

At this meeting we discussed possible themes for this semester's seminar, and determined the meeting time. For starters, we will explore how to use RevBayes, and afterwards explore current topics such as new developments in comparative methods.

Past Systematics Seminars