Statistical tools for seed bank detection
J Blath, E Buzzoni, J Koskela, MW Berenguer - Theoretical Population …, 2020 - Elsevier
We derive statistical tools to analyze the patterns of genetic variability produced by models
related to seed banks; in particular the Kingman coalescent, its time-changed counterpart …
related to seed banks; in particular the Kingman coalescent, its time-changed counterpart …
A new coalescent for seed-bank models
J Blath, A González Casanova, N Kurt… - 2016 - projecteuclid.org
We identify a new natural coalescent structure, which we call the seed-bank coalescent, that
describes the gene genealogy of populations under the influence of a strong seed-bank …
describes the gene genealogy of populations under the influence of a strong seed-bank …
Genetic variability under the seedbank coalescent
J Blath, A González Casanova, B Eldon, N Kurt… - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We analyze patterns of genetic variability of populations in the presence of a large seedbank
with the help of a new coalescent structure called the seedbank coalescent. This ancestral …
with the help of a new coalescent structure called the seedbank coalescent. This ancestral …
Can the site-frequency spectrum distinguish exponential population growth from multiple-merger coalescents?
The ability of the site-frequency spectrum (SFS) to reflect the particularities of gene
genealogies exhibiting multiple mergers of ancestral lines as opposed to those obtained in …
genealogies exhibiting multiple mergers of ancestral lines as opposed to those obtained in …
Multi-locus data distinguishes between population growth and multiple merger coalescents
J Koskela - Statistical applications in genetics and molecular …, 2018 - degruyter.com
We introduce a low dimensional function of the site frequency spectrum that is tailor-made
for distinguishing coalescent models with multiple mergers from Kingman coalescent …
for distinguishing coalescent models with multiple mergers from Kingman coalescent …
Germ banks affect the inference of past demographic events
D Živković, A Tellier - Molecular ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous progress in empirical population genetics based on the whole‐genome
polymorphism data requires the theoretical analysis of refined models in order to interpret …
polymorphism data requires the theoretical analysis of refined models in order to interpret …
Importance sampling for Lambda-coalescents in the infinitely many sites model
M Birkner, J Blath, M Steinrücken - Theoretical population biology, 2011 - Elsevier
We present and discuss new importance sampling schemes for the approximate
computation of the sample probability of observed genetic types in the infinitely many sites …
computation of the sample probability of observed genetic types in the infinitely many sites …
Coalescent theory for seed bank models
We study the genealogical structure of samples from a population for which any given
generation is made up of direct descendants from several previous generations. These …
generation is made up of direct descendants from several previous generations. These …
A method for accurate inference of population size from serially sampled genealogies distorted by selection
BD O'Fallon - Molecular biology and evolution, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The serial coalescent extends traditional coalescent theory to include genealogies in which
not all individuals were sampled at the same time. Inference in this framework is powerful …
not all individuals were sampled at the same time. Inference in this framework is powerful …
The site-frequency spectrum associated with Ξ-coalescents
J Blath, MC Cronjäger, B Eldon, M Hammer - Theoretical Population …, 2016 - Elsevier
We give recursions for the expected site-frequency spectrum associated with so-called Xi-
coalescents, that is exchangeable coalescents which admit simultaneous multiple mergers …
coalescents, that is exchangeable coalescents which admit simultaneous multiple mergers …