Sex, Ageing and Foraging Theory - 2023

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 8:00am and Tuesdays at 12:15pm in room 334, on the main floor of the Amphipôle. Lectures are given by Charles Mullon (charles.mullon@unil.ch). For questions and discussions, Charles is available on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30pm in his office (room 4309 Biophore). Teaching assistants are Thomas Lesaffre (thomas.lesaffre@unil.ch) and Vítor Sudbrack (vitor.sudbrack@unil.ch).