Module 5. Bayesian Phylogenetics
Module 5: Phylogenetics
Welcome to Module 5: Phylogenetics!
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Aug 27 | Day 8: Intro to Bayesian phylogenetics and BEAST, Dating trees using the fossilised birth-death process |
| Aug 28 | Day 9: Inro to RevBayes, Morphological models and model adequacy |
Software requirments
- BEAST2
- RevBayes - make sure you have v. 1.3.1 installed!
- Tracer
- FigTree
- A code editor of your choice, such as Visual Studio Code
Day 8
Morning
- Intro in Bayesian phylogenetic inference and MCMC (Joëlle)
- The fossilized birth-death process (Laura)
- FBD model extensions (Joëlle)
Afternoon
- Brief intro to the BEAST2 pipeline (Rachel)
- Tutorial: FBD exercise in BEAST
- Open tutorial session (Rachel, Joëlle, Laura)
- Total-evidence dating
- BDMMPrime for Macroevolution
- Skyline analyses for macroevolution
- Or any other tutorial you fancy on the Taming the BEAST website
Day 9
Morning
- Bayesian inference using RevBayes (Rachel)
- Tutorial: Intro to the Rev language
- Tutorial: Tree inference using RevBayes
- Morphological models and model adequacy (Laura)
Afternoon
- Model adequacy exercise (Laura)
- FBD in RevBayes (demo only) (Joëlle)
- Research talk (Ruolin Wu)
- Open tutorial session