Tianjian Qin

Aug 6, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Tianjian Qin |Luis Valente |Rampal Etienne |Koen van Benthem

AbstractSpecies diversification is characterized by speciation and extinction, the rates of which can, under some assumptions, be estimated from time-calibrated phylogenies. However, maximum likelihood estimation methods (MLE) for inferring rates are limited to simpler models and can show bias, particularly in small phylogenies.

Nov 13, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Luis Valente |Rampal Etienne |Tianjian Qin

AbstractSlowdowns in lineage accumulation are often observed in phylogenies of extant species. One explanation for this is the presence of ecological limits to diversity and hence to diversification.