Syllabus
Analysis of body size and body shape on the model species of leopard gecko. Application of various growth models (Statistica).
The second task is focused on the comparison of geometric (tpsUTIL, tpsDIG, CoordGen, TMorphGen, BigFix, PCAGenCVAGen, TwoGroup, MorphoJ) and linear morphometry.
Effect of phylogeny on biological data. Familiarization with Mesquite, which is meant for phylogenetic analysis, creation of cladograms, phylogenetic corrections of quantitative data, reconstruction of ancestral states and Felsenstein's independent contrasts. Comparison with other phylogenetic programs (Compare, R Ape package)
Annotation
This course deals with particular model exercises from evolutionary ecology. Students become acquainted with application of basic morphometric, statistic and phylogenetic methods, which are traditionally used in ecomorphology. The demonstration of the basic ecomorphological adaptations in zoological collections will be supplemented with the solving of the specific model problems using real datasets.
The aim of the course is to inform students of intrataxonomic diversification of shapes and sizes in selected groups of animals and their ecomorphological and phylogentical interpretation.