In molecular phylogenetics, partition models and mixture models provide different
approaches to accommodating heterogeneity in genomic sequencing data. Both types of …

A statistical framework of model comparison and model validation is essential to resolving
the debates over concatenation and coalescent models in phylogenomic data analysis. A …

The use of information criteria to distinguish between phylogenetic models has become
ubiquitous within the field. However, the variety and complexity of available models are …

Abstract Research in the Indo-Pacific region has contributed massively to the understanding
of speciation. White-eyes (Aves: Zosteropidae: Zosterops), a lineage containing both …

Selecting the best model of sequence evolution for a multiple-sequence-alignment (MSA)
constitutes the first step of phylogenetic tree reconstruction. Common approaches for …

The Collared Kingfisher species complex is the most widespread of the 'great
speciator'lineages of the Indo‐Pacific. They have shown a remarkable ability to spread and …

We present a new phylogenetic approach, selection on amino acids and codons (SelAC),
whose substitution rates are based on a nested model linking protein expression to …

Global biodiversity is poorly understood, despite its importance for humanity. As biodiversity
loss reaches critical levels, greater knowledge of its distribution is needed to concentrate …

This paper deals with the problem of choosing the optimum criterion for selecting the best
model out of a set of overlapping binary models. The criteria we studied were the well …

In some species in one sex, generally males, ornaments evolve to attract females and/or
sexually selected weapons evolve as a response to intrasexual competition for mating …