• Introduction to Bayesian phylogenetics -- Fred, Debra, Andy
• The details of Bayesian phylogenetics - Fred
  • The mathematics of Bayesian inference
  • Basic MCMC sampling
  • MCMCMC and convergence acceleration
  • Convergence diagnostics
  • Models used in Bayesian phylogenetics
  • Prior probability distributions
  • Summarizing the posterior
  • Bayesian model choice and model averaging
• Bayesian phylogenetics controversies - Fred
  • Model sensitivity
  • Bootstrap values and Bayesian posterior probabilities
  • Misleading MCMC samples
• How to run your Bayesian analysis - Fred, Debra, Andy
• Applications to insect phylogenies - Debra, Andy
  • literature review divided by year (tables)
    • 2006, 2005 and 2001 to earlier - Debra
    • 2005 to 2003 - Andy
  • problems and mistakes, approaches and other trends
• Summary and future directions - Fred, Debra, Andy

-- FredrikRonquist - 17 Feb 2006