1 Syllabus
2 Schedule
3 Jan 5: Introduction
- 3.1 Some questions
- 3.2 References
4 Jan 6: Discrete and continous variables
5 Jan 12: ASSIGNMENT Rmarkdown and tidyverse
6 Jan 13: Geometric growth
- 6.1 Reading
7 Jan 17: Geometric growth
- 7.1 Reading
- 7.2 Questions
8 Jan 19: ASSIGNMENT Estimating the geometric growth rate
- 8.1 Code
- 8.2 To hand in
9 Jan 20: Exponential growth
10 Jan 24: Density dependent growth
- 10.1 Required reading
- 10.2 Questions
11 Jan 26: Density dependence
12 Jan 27: Density dependence (discrete time)
- 12.1 Required reading
- 12.2 Questions
13 Feb 16: Stage structure
- 13.1 Required Reading
- 13.2 Questions
14 Feb 17: ASSIGNMENT Stage-structured population dynamics
15 Feb 28: Stage-structured population dynamics
- 15.1 Required Reading
- 15.2 Questions
16 Mar 2: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
- 16.1 Required Reading
- 16.2 Questions
17 Mar 3: Sensitivity, parameterization, and density-dependence and stage-structured population dynamics
- 17.1 Required reading
- 17.2 Reference that will be covered in class
18 Mar 7: Metapopulation models
- 18.1 Required Reading
19 Mar 9: Continuous space models
20 Mar 10 & 14: Epidemiology
- 20.1 Required reading
21 Mar 21 What is evolutionary ecology?
- 21.1 Required reading
22 Mar 23 Haploid selection model
- 22.1 Required reading
23 Mar 24 ASSIGNMENT Selection for COVID-19 variants
24 Mar 28 & 30 Evolutionary ecology of pathogens
25 Mar 31 Evolution of virulence for SARS-CoV-2
- Relevant readings
26 Schedule - prior to strike - outdated

BIOL 3295: Population and Evolutionary Ecology, Winter 2023

25 Mar 31 Evolution of virulence for SARS-CoV-2

Relevant readings

On the evolutionary epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. 2020. Day et al.

Evolving threat. 2021. Kupfershmidt.