A simple example. Calling Python from within R via the R-package rPython is fairly easy. However, very little documentation exists on this package, and some of the commands may appear quirky at first. Also, don’t confuse rPython with RPython (see capitals)! The paucity of written documentation on this package seems to scare away many biologists, […]
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Collecting plants for my lab course
Selecting what my be pedagogically valuable Currently, I am teaching a lab course on plant morphology and biodiversity. In order for my students to work on live plant material, I have spent a lot of time in the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem to select appropriate study objects. Here are some […]
Teaching about the Verts and the Peas
“On the Birds and the Bees” for botanists Currently, I am teaching a class on the biodiversity and evolution of flowering plants, particularly from a phylogenetic perspective. I love academic teaching, and I hope my students enjoy the course as much as I do.