We explore the evolution of ageing, sexual reproduction, and foraging through three big questions:
- Why do we age?
- Why do we reproduce sexually?
- How should we consume resources?
We look at these questions through mathematical and computational modelling. In addition to core concepts of evolutionary ecology, we go over how to formalize a theoretical model, implement it in a computer program (e.g. R, C or Python), and analyse its output.
The course takes place on Fridays at 10:15am and Wednesdays at 12:15pm in room POL/334, on the main floor of the Amphipôle. Lectures are given by Charles Mullon (charles.mullon@unil.ch). For questions and discussions, please contact Charles via e-mail. Teaching assistants are Thomas Lesaffre (thomas.lesaffre@unil.ch) and Vítor Sudbrack (vitor.sudbrack@unil.ch).
Content
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Lecture 1
Class on Friday, 01/03/2024Exercise session 0
Class on Wednesday, 06/03/2024Exercise session 1
Class on Friday, 08/03/2024Lecture 2
Class on Wednesday, 13/03/2024Exercise session 2
Class on Friday, 15/03/2024Break and Easter holidays