Foundations of ecological and evolutionary change

journal-club

modelling

ecology

evolution

Author

Iain R. Moodie

Published

February 19, 2026

Slides and notes from a journal club discussion I led on fundamental models in ecology and evolution with the Svensson Lab at Lund University. We walked through birth-death models and the Price equation, and discussed a recent effort to unite ecology and evolution by Duthie and Luque (2025). Brad Duthie has a nice blog post on the ideas behind the paper.

George Price in London in the autumn of 1974, shorlty before his death in January 1975 (Oren Harman)

References

Duthie, A. B., and V. J. Luque. 2025. Foundations of Ecological and Evolutionary Change. Ecology and Evolution 15:e72454.

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title: "Foundations of ecological and evolutionary change"
author: "Iain R. Moodie"
date: 2026-02-19
categories: [journal-club, modelling, ecology, evolution]
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[Slides and notes](files/moodieFoundationsLabMeeting2026.pdf) from a journal club discussion I led on fundamental models in ecology and evolution with the Svensson Lab at Lund University. We walked through birth-death models and the Price equation, and discussed a recent effort to unite ecology and evolution by @duthieFoundationsEcologicalEvolutionary2025. Brad Duthie has a [nice blog post](https://bradduthie.github.io/blog/unified-theory-of-evolution/) on the ideas behind the paper.

![George Price in London in the autumn of 1974, shorlty before his death in January 1975 (Oren Harman)](assets/george_price.jpg){width=300}