This two-week block course provides an intensive, hands-on introduction to phylogenetic analytical methods as applied to evolutionary and ecological approaches, focusing especially on integration of data from fossil and extant organisms. Topics covered include parsimony and Bayesian analytical methods, the combined use of morphological and molecular data, and molecular divergence estimates using fossils. Students should bring a laptop that they can use to download and run open-source software such as Mesquite, Beast, and TNT. A basic background knowledge of evolution and phylogenetic theory is recommended.
Date: In SoSe 2026, the course will take place from 15-26 June.
Location: The course takes place at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.
A website with overview and lectures from previous years is at: https://amniota.org/phylogenetics/
The course is taught in English.
Contact the instructors for any further information.
© Copyright HISHochschul-Informations-System eG