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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 interested in understanding evolutionary relationships. This free, 40 page pdf handout provides clear explanations for the following concepts: Tree Reading Made Simple By Dillon […]

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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 a grid using the Terra package, how to plot shapefiles with ggplot2 and the tidyterra package, and give some insights into spatial visualization for

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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 research.

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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.

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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, and common data filters.

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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 provides clear explanations for this fascinating concept!

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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? This Notion Template is for you! Notion is a free software that leverages databases to track projects, notes, and tasks. This template is specifically

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textbookcover shows a salamander on moss with a normal distribution behind it. Text reads Fundamental Biostatistics Dillon A Jones

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 relevant R code throughout the text to make sure it is applicable for biologists, environmentalists, and others working in the life sciences. Topics

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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 wide suite of open-access databases, software, and tools that are well-suited for those studying biodiversity, evolution, ecology, sustainability, climate, geographic, or any other biology

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Fundamentals of R for Biologists

Fundamentals of R for Biologists Ebook This free ebook was designed to teach the absolute fundamentals of the R programming language specifically for those in or looking to enter the biological sciences. It makes no assumptions of coding ability and uses examples based on real, biological datasets.  Enter your email below to get it sent

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