We review recent models to estimate phylogenetic trees under the multispecies coalescent.
Although the distinction between gene trees and species trees has come to the fore of …

With advances in sequencing technologies, there are now massive amounts of genomic
data from across all life, leading to the possibility that a robust Tree of Life can be …

A major issue in all data collection for molecular phylogenetics is taxon sampling, which
refers to the use of data from only a small representative set of species for inferring higher …

The estimation of species trees using multiple loci has become increasingly common.
Because different loci can have different phylogenetic histories (reflected in different gene …

A simulation study was carried out to investigate the relative importance of tree topology
(both balance and stemminess), evolutionary rates (constant, varying among characters …

The heterogeneity of signals in the genomes of diverse organisms poses challenges for
traditional phylogenetic analysis. Phylogenetic methods known as “species tree” methods …

Discord in the estimated gene trees among loci can be attributed to both the process of
mutation and incomplete lineage sorting. Effectively modeling these two sources of variation …

The multispecies coalescent model provides a natural framework for species tree estimation
accounting for gene-tree conflicts. Although a number of species tree methods under the …

Phylogenetic comparative methods comprise the general endeavor of using an estimated
phylogenetic tree (or set of trees) to make secondary inferences: about trait evolution …