[Mitarbeiter.zoologie] Alternative popgen book

[Patrycja]

Hello Anna,

We discussed the book with couple of other PhD students and we came to the conclusion that we were not happy with it because:
- the writing style of the book makes it tedious to read
- the ecological/genetic processes are not explained well
- the book jumps from topic to topic, the paragraphs are disjointed
- the notations in the book are confusing
- there was not enough examples
- the book notoriously ventures into explaining statistics (e.g. significance testing) which takes away from the main focus (the concept)
- the book offers detailed explanation of the statistics but in the end there are just one of many different ways how to approach the analysis 
- the mathematical formulas are explained poorly.

If you (or anyone else) have a different opinion, please voice it. As Antonella pointed out during our discussion, these are difficult topics and there is no book that will make them easy.

I have started the first chapter of the book that Atilla sent around, and I like the writing and approach of the author much better. However, there are many shortcuts and things to take as a given (especially the maths). That might not be satisfactory to many.

I would suggest looking into the other books to make an informed decision. If in the end we decide that Hartl's book is the most comprehensive, we can keep reading it.

Best wishes,
Patrycja

> On 17. Nov 2023, at 18:11, Anna Friedel <anna.friedel at student.uni-halle.de> wrote:
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> Hi all, 
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> I would also be happy to continue reading the book we started. For curiosity: what is the reason that you are considering to change it? 
>  
> Best, 
> Anna
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> >>> Am 17.11.2023 um 16:15, "Belinda Kahnt" <belinda.kahnt at zoologie.uni-halle.de> <belinda.kahnt at zoologie.uni-halle.de> schrieb:
> Hi all,
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> how about "Introduction to conservation genetics" (Frankham) or "Conservation and the genomics of populations" (Allendorf)? Or the "landscape genetics" book by Balkenhol? 
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> Best,
> B.
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> Dr. Belinda Kahnt
> Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I
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> >>> On 11/17/2023 at 02:47 PM, Atilla Çelikgil <atillacelikgil at gmail.com> <atillacelikgil at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>  
> As most of you know, we are considering changing our current book on population genetics. I am attaching one alternative as a suggestion. If you have something to suggest, now is the time.
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> All the best,
>  
> Atilla
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