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Tree Reading Made Simple
Free Resource Tree Reading Made Simple A no nonsense guide for understanding how to read a phylogeny What’s covered? Understanding how to read a phylogeny is a required skill for anyone …
Plotting a grid over a simple feature (sf) object using ggplot2
How do you plot a grid over shapefile polygons using R? A straightforward procedure with a surprising lack of clear information on the internet. This post will cover how to create …
Obscuring Geotags for Conservation: Best Practices for Threatened Species and Habitats
Geotags are a tag that assigns geographic coordinates to an individual or photo. This handout covers The conservation issues with geotagging and details best practices for geotagging on social media for …
Understanding Phylogenetic Signal
Phylogenetic Signal is a core concept in evolutionary biology. This handout covers the core concepts of Phylogenetic Signal, focusing largely on theory and understanding the processes behind the pattern …
Accessing Biodiversity Data from GBIF – Handout
This Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) provides free access to data about life on this planet. This handout covers how to access this data, best practices for working with GBIF data, …
Island Biogeography Theory Handout
The influences that determine species richness are of constant study by biologists. The most famous and impactful of which may be the classical Theory of Island Biogeography. This free, pdf handout …
Busy Biologists Notion Template
Busy Biologists Notion Template Download now! Do you struggle to keep all your tasks in order? Find it difficult to track multiple projects? Are your notes scattered and hard to find? …
Fundamental Biostatistics
Fundamental Biostatistics ebook Enter your email to receive the Ebook!This free e-book was crafted to give you a conceptual and practical understanding of statistics. We use real, biological examples and include …
Biologist Open Access Database
Biologist Open Access Database v1.0 Open access refers to data, software, tools or resources that are freely available and can be accessed and used by anyone. Here, I have compiled a …
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Fundamental Biostatistics
In today’s scientific landscape, the ability to understand and interpret data has never been more crucial. That’s where biostatistics comes …
Fundamentals of R for Biologists
For Biologists, the R programming language is a powerful tool to manipulate, analyze, or visualize your research. This webinar covers …
How to Access Biodiversity Data from GBIF
This webinar will walk you through how to access biodiversity data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). We will …
Phylogenetic Signal: Understanding Similarity by Common Descent
Phylogenetic signal describes a pattern where organisms share traits due to common descent. This webinar will break down the conceptual …
Understanding P-Values: Significant does not mean meaningful
P values are the most widely used metric of significance in statistical analyses. However, they are often misused and misunderstood …
Visualizing Biological Data with ggplot2
This webinar will introduce you to the ggplot2 visualization package in R. This package enables users to make publications level …
Island Biogeography: Diversification through Natural Isolation
Island biogeography studies how patterns of biodiversity are influenced through natural geographic isolation. This webinar will cover the basic theory …
Understanding Phylogenetic Endemism: Cradles and Museums of Biodiversity
Endemism describes a pattern when a taxa is geographically isolated. However, in recent years more focus has been given to …
Obscuring Geotags for Conservation: Best Practices for Threatened Species and Habitats
Geographic tags are a cornerstone of biological research and are more accessible than ever through resources like iNaturalist, GBIF, and …