Phylogenetic trees describe the pattern of descent amongst a group of species. With the
rapid accumulation of DNA sequence data, more and more phylogenies are being …

Niche conservatism, the tendency of a species niche to remain unchanged over time, is
often assumed when discussing, explaining or predicting biogeographical patterns …

The durability of vaccine-mediated immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the durations to breakthrough
infection, and the optimal timings of booster vaccination are crucial knowledge for pandemic …

Phylogenetic studies of geographic range evolution are increasingly using statistical model
selection methods to choose among variants of the dispersal‐extinction‐cladogenesis …

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

Recent advances in molecular phylogenetics and a series of important palaeobotanical
discoveries have revolutionized our understanding of angiosperm diversification. Yet, the …

The distribution of diversity can vary considerably from clade to clade. Attempts to
understand these patterns often employ state-dependent speciation and extinction models …

The R package 'diversitree'contains a number of classical and contemporary comparative
phylogenetic methods. Key included methods are BiSSE (binary state speciation and …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

The primary rationale for the use of phylogenetically based statistical methods is that
phylogenetic signal, the tendency for related species to resemble each other, is ubiquitous …