Elena-
Although it's not a lab in the classic sense, I have used the
"Populus" program to have students explore a number of topics in population
genetics. The program was developed by Don Alstad at the University of
Minnesota. You can use it to illustrate a number of concepts that are
not easily done in lab settings (e.g. frequency dependent selection,
adaptive landscapes). It runs on a PC. We got a copy at an NSF workshop
since NSF was helping to disseminate it. The e-mail address I have for
Don Alstad is dna at ecology.umn.edu.
Mike Snow
Departmentof Biology
University of Portland
On 11 Nov 1996, Elena Maestri wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
> I have passed two days searching "the Web" for ideas on population
> genetics laboratories for students. What we had in mind concerns
> isozyme and/or RFLP analysis, computation of allelic frequencies, and
> similar topics. I would be very grateful if someone could pass me
> informations on personal experiences and/or Web sites describing
> possible laboratories.
> Best regards
>> Elena Maestri
> Dept. Environmental Sciences
> University of Parma
> Parma, Italy
>>maestri at ipruniv.cce.unipr.it>>
