MARK YOUR CALENDARS

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

• PAIRING AND TOPIC CHOICE WEEK OF JANUARY 29

• 1st MIDTERM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7 (20)

• 2nd MIDTERM WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 (20)

• ASSIGNMENT DUE WEEK MARCH 19 (5)

• FINAL WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 (40)

• PRESENTATION DATE TO BE DETERMINED (10)

NOTE IF USING PPT, I NEED YOUR FILE 2 DAYS PRIOR
TO YOUR PRESENTATION DAY
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HOW TO REACH ME

• OFFICE B7255

• OFFICE HOUR WEDNESDAY 200-300PM
• (OR BY APPOINTMENT)

• E-MAIL cparent_at_sfu.ca

• WEBSITE TO GET TUTORIAL NOTES
• http//www.sfu.ca/cparent

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RESEACH I DID/DO

• MORPHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CONSEQUENCES OF
  HYBRIDIZATION IN TOADS (McGILL UNIVERSITY)

• EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF INTRODUCED
  WASP ON GALÁPAGOS (CARLETON UNIVERSITY)

• EVOLUTION OF PHEROMONES, FUNGUS, AND HOST USE IN
  AMBROSIA BEETLES (SFU)

• PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS -
  GALÁPAGOS LAND SNAILS (SFU)

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PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN ADAPTIVE
RADIATIONSLAND SNAILS OF GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
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PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN ADAPTIVE
RADIATIONSLAND SNAILS OF GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
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TUTORIAL FORMAT

• QUESTIONS ANSWERS

• PROBLEM SETS

• PRESENTATIONS (MARCH 12 - 30)

NOTE YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON YOUR PARTICIPATION
TO DISCUSSION DURING TUTORIALS AND AFTER EACH
PRESENTATION (5)
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PRESENTATION FORMAT

• PAIR UP AND PICK A TOPIC BY WEEK OF JAN 29TH
  (NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY ME).

• BASED ON 3-5 SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, ANNOTATED
  BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE ON WEEK OF MARCH 12TH.

• 10-12 MIN PRESENTATION 3-5 MIN FOR DISCUSSION

• NO PARTNER? NOT SURE IF ON THE RIGHT TRACK? SEE
  ME.

• IF PPT, I NEED THE FILE 2 DAYS AHEAD OF YOUR
  PRESENTATION DAY

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PRESENTATION TOPICS

• SINCE NOTHING IN BIOLOGY MAKES SENSE EXCEPT IN
  THE LIGHT OF EVOLUTION, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING GOES

• EXPAND ON A TOPIC FROM THE BOOK

• OTHER HOT, RECENT TOPICS IN EVOLUTION MIGHT BE
  ACCEPTABLE

• CHECK LATEST ISSUES OF GOOD JOURNALS

• CHECK WITH ME IF APPROPRIATE TOPIC AND ENOUGH
  REFERENCES FROM PRIMARY SOURCES ON IT

NOTE NO DUPLICATION OF TOPICS IN SAME TUTORIAL,
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
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PRESENTATION TOPICS
CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LIKE!!
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PRESENTATION SEARCH STRATEGIES
1) SEARCH WEB OF SCIENCE (WOS) FOR PAPERS ON A
TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE
2) SEARCH WITHIN GOOD JOURNALS FOR INSPIRATION
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PRESENTATION WOS
WOS WEB OF SCIENCE BEST SEARCH ENGINE FOR
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY LITERATURE (THERE ARE OTHERS)
-gt CONNECT THROUGH SFU LIBRARY WEBSITE, UNDER
RESEARCH TOOLS FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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PRESENTATION WOS, contd
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PRESENTATION WOS, contd
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PRESENTATION WOS, contd
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PRESENTATION WOS, contd
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PRESENTATION SEACH BY JOURNALS

• NATURE

• SCIENCE

• Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE)

• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  (PNAS)

• Proceedings of the Royal Society of London,
  Series B (Proceedings B)

• PLoS

• American Naturalist (AmNat)

• EVOLUTION

• Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and
  Systematics

• Trends in Genetics

and there are more
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PRESENTATION THE WEB

• CAN BE USEFUL, BUT DONT BASE YOUR RESEARCH ON
  WHAT YOU FIND ON THE WEB, CHECK PRIMARY SOURCES
  OF REFERENCES

I EXPECT YOU TO PRESENT ORIGINAL, CAREFULLY
PREPARED WORK, NOT SOME COLLAGE OF WHAT YOU FOUND
ON THE WEB TWO NIGHTS BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION DAY
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PRESENTATION PPT DOS AND DONTS

• START WITH BIG QUESTION WHY SHOULD WE CARE
  ABOUT YOUR TOPIC?

• USE MIN WORDS ON SLIDES TO GET POINT ACROSS

• USE LOTS OF GRAPHS, PICTURES, ETC. WITH PROPER
  REFERENCES

• IN GENERAL, AVOID ANYTHING THAT MIGHT DISTRACT
  YOUR AUDIENCE FROM WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY,
  AND GET TO THE POINT

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PRESENTATION PPT DOS AND DONTS

• RULE OF THUMB 1 SLIDE PER MIN

• AVOID FANCY ANIMATION EFFECTS

• FONT SIZE gt 20 (THIS IS 20, THIS IS 12)

• FONT STYLE SIMPLE AND EASY TO READ, NOT FANCY

• USE CONTRASTING COLOURS (CAREFUL WITH REDS AND
  BLUES)

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PRESENTATION PPT DOS AND DONTS

• RULE OF THUMB 1 SLIDE PER MIN

• AVOID FANCY ANIMATION EFFECTS

• FONT SIZE gt 20 (THIS IS 20, THIS IS 12)

• FONT STYLE SIMPLE AND EASY TO READ, NOT FANCY

• USE CONTRASTING COLOURS (CAREFUL WITH REDS AND
  BLUES)

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PROBLEM SET
HARDY-WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM
Description After one generation of random
mating, the genotype frequencies at a single gene
locus will reach equilibrium value. It also
specifies that those equilibrium frequencies can
be represented as a simple function of the allele
frequencies at that locus.
Therefore, in a population of individuals where p
is the frequency of one allele (A), and q the
frequency of the other possible allele (a) at
that given locus, so that p q 1,
thenWhere p2 is the frequency of AA 2pq
is the frequency of Aa and q2 is the frequency
of aa.
p2 2pq q2 1
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PROBLEM SET
HARDY-WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM

• ASSUMPTIONS
• THE ORGANISMS ARE DIPLOID AND SEXUALLY
  REPRODUCING, AND THE TRAIT UNDER CONSIDERATION IS
  AUTOSOMAL
• RANDOM MATING, POPULATION OF INFINITE SIZE (NO
  DRIFT)
• NO SELECTION
• NO MIGRATION (NO GENE FLOW)
• NO MUTATION