Mygalomorph spiders, which include the tarantulas, trapdoor spiders, and their kin,
represent one of three main spider lineages. Mygalomorphs are currently classified into 15 …

In order to gain an understanding of the effectiveness of phylogenetic Markov chain Monte
Carlo (MCMC), it is important to understand how quickly the empirical distribution of the …

Despite many studies illustrating the perils of utilising mitochondrial DNA in phylogenetic
studies, it remains one of the most widely used genetic markers for this purpose. Over the …

Targeted sequence capture is a promising approach for large-scale phylogenomics.
However, rapid evolutionary radiations pose significant challenges for phylogenetic …

Polyploidy has played an important role in evolution across the tree of life but it is still
unclear how polyploid lineages may persist after their initial formation. While both common …

Increasingly, large data sets pose a challenge for computationally intensive phylogenetic
methods such as Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Here, we investigate the …

The amount of missing data in many contemporary phylogenetic analyses has substantially
increased relative to previous norms, particularly in supermatrix studies that compile …

Next-generation genomic sequencing promises to quickly and cheaply resolve remaining
contentious nodes in the Tree of Life, and facilitates species-tree estimation while taking into …

Phylogenetic trees are central to many areas of biology, ranging from population genetics
and epidemiology to microbiology, ecology, and macroevolution. The ability to summarize …

Bayesian phylogenetic analyses estimate posterior distributions of phylogenetic tree
topologies and other parameters using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Before …