Insights gained through our approach so far include 1) avoids false-positive SSE results, 2) infers local vs global trait effects (e.g. due to ecological opportunity), 3) gives the proportion of rate variation explained by a trait, and 4) identifies yet unexplained rate shifts.
Link: t.co/lRnDQbdSoZ

This is the first paper from our collaborative project between the Muñoz Lab and the Uyeda Lab, and it has been an exciting and fun experience to work with all these talented people! 😊

If you are interested, follow the instructions here (https://ecoevo.social/@evol_mtg/111976003905981068) and on the conference website (https://www.evolutionmeetings.org/instructions-for-presenters.html), register and indicate your interest in participating in our symposium.

If you are unsure whether your intended talk topic fits the symposium, or plan to submit a poster on a related topic (which we’re also happy to highlight), feel free to reach out to us with questions and suggestions!

5/5

There is no symposium-funding available, so apply for travel support from the societies or other sources. However, virtual attendees can apply too, and if selected get to have their recorded talk played during the in-person session.

In addition, we are happy to highlight talks presented during the virtual Evolution conference if they thematically fit the symposium, to help include folks with less opportunity to travel.

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We are hoping for a diverse set of speakers from different career stages, and thus encourage everyone to apply. The goal is for this to result in stimulating discussions, synthesis, and a vision of the future directions of the field.

3/X

Topics could include 1) simulation studies, 2) conceptual/theoretical work, 3) empirical work, or 4) new methods. The focus is on limits of current analytical capabilities/understanding (i.e., not just how awesome your new model is).

You show empirically how expert knowledge can identify inferences as nonsensical? You conceptually demonstrate the blind spots of current methods? Your simulations point out inference limits we weren’t aware of yet? Apply!

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