Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods are now an indispensable tool in scientific
computing. This book discusses recent developments of MCMC methods with an emphasis …

The version of PAUP* 4.0 currently available is a beta version. We are not aware of bugs
that would cause the program to obtain incorrect results, but they could certainly exist. Other …

Bioinformatics regularly poses new challenges to algorithm engineers and theoretical
computer scientists. This work surveys recent developments of parameterized algorithms …

Phylogenetics is the study and identification of evolutionary patterns and structures in
nature; this thesis explores the mathematics of these structures. The basic objects of study …

The phylogenetic literature contains numerous measures for assessing differences between
two phylogenetic trees. Individual measures have been criticized on various grounds, but …

With the availability of increasing amounts of genomic sequences, it is becoming clear that
genomes experience horizontal transfer and incorporation of genetic information. However …

Ubiquitous in data analysis are problems of aggregation such as this one: Given a set X of
objects of interest, identify an appropriate consensus rule C: X k→ X that, when presented ak …

Scarabaeoid beetles display a distinctive lamellate antenna carrying olfactory sensillae
which show various trends of surface enlargement, including the increased number of the …

We investigated the usefulness of a parallel genetic algorithm for phylogenetic inference
under the maximum-likelihood (ML) optimality criterion. Parallelization was accomplished by …

Background Phylogenetic tree comparison metrics are an important tool in the study of
evolution, and hence the definition of such metrics is an interesting problem in …