Hello EvolDir,

If you're an evolutionary biologist looking to work with integrated population models, check out this online course and learn at your own pace with instructor support.

TITLE:
Integrated Population Models

DESCRIPTION:
This course provides a thorough introduction to integrated population models, i.e. population dynamics models in which the parameters are estimated using two or more datasets. We show how to use Bayesian methods to fit a wide variety of models, using the JAGS software in R. We show how to construct both the population model and the observation model needed for each dataset. Participants will learn how to fit population models to real-world data, via case studies that include data on counts, productivity, mark-recapture, dead-recoveries, and radio-tracking. There is also an emphasis on both model-checking and model comparison to aid model development and refinement.

DATES:
Summer: June 1 - September 6, 2026 

PRICE:
Price starts at $525 for students or unemployed, $625 for currently employed 

LEARN MORE & REGISTER: https://www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/courses/p/integrated-population-models

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