MCB 5472

Computer Methods in Molecular Evolution

Textbooks:

None is required but the following are recommended.

	Unix and Perl Primer for Biologists Keith Bradnam & Ian Korf Version 3.1.2 Available at http://korflab.ucdavis.edu/Unix_and_Perl/ html version is recommended, pdf version is here
	Inferring Phylogenies by Joe Felsenstein ISBN: 0-87893-177-5;   $61.95 paper Excellent book on phylogenetics and many aspects of population genetics (e.g., gene coalescence in populations, a topic that is rather relevant to species phylogenies in microorganisms :)). For most MCBler this is not exactly bedtime reading, but if you need a well founded thorough explanation, this is a good book to consult. Link to publisher, link to amazon.com
	Learning Perl, 7th Edition By Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, brian d foy Fourth Edition July 2005 ISBN: 0-596-10105-8 This book is available via safari online - search for learning PERL or try here
	Perl for Biologists A collection of episodes with videos, codes, and exercises for learning the basics of the Perl programming language through genomics examples.